Sky News host Amanda Stoker says there can be no doubt that proponents for the Voice are “feeling the heat”.
“There’s one obstacle that’s going to be very difficult for Yes campaigners to overcome,” Ms Stoker said.
She said the Yes case for the Voice depends on Australians accepting the idea that people should “not all be treated the same in our law and our democracy” but rather that there should be different categories of rights determined by race and is permanent. “That’s a really ugly concept, and it’s corrosive to this nation’s social cohesion – I’m not sure it can be overcome,” Ms Stoker said.
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