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Former Liberal member for North Sydney, Trent Zimmerman, says the Liberal Party should have allowed a free vote for the Voice.
“It’s a very curious approach. I can’t remember a time where the party has decided that a subset of the party room will get a free vote and another subset won’t. Of course, in the normal course of events, every backbencher has the right to cross the floor. But to actually declare that this is the approach is very curious,” he told ABC Radio.
Zimmerman, who lost his seat to teal independent Kylea Tink last year, added that the Liberal Party’s No stance risked the party’s future and an even greater backlash from voters under 40, who already feel alienated from the party.
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