Labor joined with Greens and independent senator David Pocock to pass the workplace reforms in the Senate last night
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‘Absolutely it would be damaging’ if Liberal party don’t support the voice, Spender says
The Liberal party have not yet said how they’ll campaign on the Voice, even though their junior coalition partner the Nationals have come out in opposition to it.
This is absolutely a crucial issue in my communities in every single politics in the pub or public event I had, people asked me about my support of the Uluru statement of the heart and the Voice, and I was unequivocal. And I think absolutely it would be damaging to the Coalition – the Liberal party – if they rejected this. My community is really passionate about listening to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about what they want and ensuring they support that.
I support the government in where it is going and I support that the parliament of the day will determine what that looks like. I think the constitution is about principles. And this is a question of changes to the constitution. This is not a question of changes of legislation.
I don’t agree actually with where Peters Dutton’s coming forward. And I also think that there have been a number of reports including to the parliament, about the principles of the voice, which I think are very clear.
Look, I think, countries change and communities change and if we were trying to enshrine something today that was going to be perfect, it wouldn’t be right for 50 years time necessarily if you’re trying to get that detail of how the Cape York versus the Redfern communities are represented.
I think the principle of this that the Australian people will be voting on, which is that should the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a voice to the parliament on on the policies and legislation that specifically affect them? And the answer to that is yes.
Continue reading…Labor joined with Greens and independent senator David Pocock to pass the workplace reforms in the Senate last nightGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘Absolutely it would be damaging’ if Liberal party don’t support the voice, Spender saysThe Liberal party have not yet said how they’ll campaign on the Voice, even though their junior coalition partner the Nationals have come out in opposition to it.This is absolutely a crucial issue in my communities in every single politics in the pub or public event I had, people asked me about my support of the Uluru statement of the heart and the Voice, and I was unequivocal. And I think absolutely it would be damaging to the Coalition – the Liberal party – if they rejected this. My community is really passionate about listening to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about what they want and ensuring they support that.I support the government in where it is going and I support that the parliament of the day will determine what that looks like. I think the constitution is about principles. And this is a question of changes to the constitution. This is not a question of changes of legislation.I don’t agree actually with where Peters Dutton’s coming forward. And I also think that there have been a number of reports including to the parliament, about the principles of the voice, which I think are very clear.Look, I think, countries change and communities change and if we were trying to enshrine something today that was going to be perfect, it wouldn’t be right for 50 years time necessarily if you’re trying to get that detail of how the Cape York versus the Redfern communities are represented.I think the principle of this that the Australian people will be voting on, which is that should the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a voice to the parliament on on the policies and legislation that specifically affect them? And the answer to that is yes. Continue reading…