Scott Morrison has warned a failed Voice to parliament proposal would be “crushing to the soul” of Indigenous Australians, blaming Labor for a reckless gamble with the Constitution over the planned advisory body.
Joining a lengthy parliamentary debate on Wednesday, the former prime minister said draft constitutional changes championed by Anthony Albanese were poorly constructed, warning they presented serious risk to the operation of the federal government.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
