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- David Littleproud said the Nationals are against legislating local and regional Voices.
- The Liberals are in support of legislating regional voices rather than having a body enshrined in the constitution.
- Deputy federal opposition leader Sussan Ley has hit out at NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman after his decision to support the Voice.
“I have a real concern about going back to regional models.”
“We’ll work through from the lived experience that we have from representing rural and remote Australia.”
Susan Ley hits back at NSW Liberal leader Mark Speakman
“He’s got this one wrong.”
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Speakman previously made clear he would allow opposition MPs freedom to choose how they vote in the referendum.
“What Anthony Albanese is doing is painting every single member of the Liberal National Party and every single Australian who … will vote no as being against that constitutional recognition,” she said.
“I continue to believe that the majority of Australians will support a change to the Constitution to recognise Indigenous Australians … through a voice to parliament.”