In his latest about-face, the singer said he had learnt “the facts” in more detail over the past two days and settled on a No vote.
Singer Kamahl has performed a second backflip on the Indigenous Voice, revealing he will vote No just a day after Anthony Albanese coined the term “Kamahl-mentum” and labelled his support for the referendum a “very big deal”., suggesting it represented a form of “apartheid”., after reading Indigenous history and speaking to Yes campaigners, he announced he would support the Voice, urging Australians to “learn the facts” and reject the “bullshit” arguments of the No campaign.
Kamahl claimed repeatedly in the interview that $40 billion was spent on Indigenous programs each year, an unsubstantiated figure that was questioned by hosts.quizzed him on his reversal, with co-host Sarah Harris asking: “So hang on, Kamahl: you were originally saying No, you then went to Yes, so are you back on No?”
Acknowledging the government needed to do more to improve Indigenous livelihoods, Kamahl said he did not believe the Voice was the appropriate mechanism.On Saturday, the prime minister said he grew up watching Kamahl and took heart from his Yes stance. Asked about Albanese’s words, Kamahl said: “I’m sorry, I apologise… Whatever I said before now – wipe it out. But start all over again now and forgive me.”
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