EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Voice Liberal MP Julian Leeser says the inquiry into the Voice must step into the shoes of the High Court and stress-test the wording of the amendment.
Pro-Voice Liberal MP Julian Leeser says a crucial parliamentary inquiry into the referendum must act like the High Court and test the wording of the constitutional amendment in a bid to find a compromise and ensure the vote succeeds.
The Liberal leader needs to fill the shadow Indigenous Australians and shadow attorney-general portfolios vacated by Leeser, who resigned from the frontbench this week in order to campaign for a Yes vote.
Twomey has argued in her submission to the inquiry that the High Court would not draw the implication that the advice of the Voice must be listened to by the government, as feared by some conservatives. Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney said on Wednesday the government would listen to concerns about the amendment, but added that “many constitutional lawyers say that the words that we’ve ended up with are very sound.”
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