Anthony Albanese ridicules Peter Dutton’s second referendum plan as Liberal MPs call it ‘tokenistic’

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Bridget Archer and Julian Leeser dismiss Liberal leader’s plan – which also gets lukewarm response from voice opponents Keith Pitt and Pauline Hanson

Several Coalition MPs have opposed or stopped short of endorsing Peter Dutton’s plan for a second referendum if the October vote on the Indigenous voice is unsuccessful, while Anthony Albanese has accused the opposition leader of not listening to Aboriginal people.

The Liberal backbencher Bridget Archer said she feared the campaign against the voice risked an “erosion of trust and goodwill” in future referendums, as she and colleague Julian Leeser urged Australians to back next month’s vote on the Indigenous advisory body.

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