So, Noel Pearson is upset with former chief justice Murray Gleeson for not lending his support to the Voice in the Yes campaign’s “hour of need”. He shouldn’t be.
The Indigenous leader’s lament on Monday night at law firm Gilbert + Tobin was born out of frustration that Gleeson had declined to follow up a speech in 2019, in which he gave his legal imprimatur to the Voice.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
