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Why Marcus Blackmore is voting no on the Voice

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Vitamin mogul Marcus Blackmore says he will vote no on the Voice to parliament and has criticised Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s sales pitch and declared full support for Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s campaign against the referendum.

A major donor to conservative campaign outfit Advance, the Rich Lister said he was not convinced of the need for an Indigenous advisory body to federal parliament and said better on the ground services for Indigenous communities should be the priority.

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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

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