Strategists in the Yes campaign discussed the referendum timing when it first looked headed for defeat, but the PM denied being asked to delay it.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied ever being asked by Indigenous leaders to delay the referendum in the face of defeat, as he censured Opposition Leader Peter Dutton for using the words of the late Aboriginal elder Yunupingu in arguing against the Voice.
One of the campaign sources said that even after Albanese on August 30 announced the referendum date, senior figures not involved in Yes23 spoke about trying to call off the October 14 vote.Asked by Nationals MP Sam Birrell in parliament on Wednesday if he received “advice from a member or members from the referendum working group” to postpone the referendum beyond the planned October 14 date, Albanese said: “No is the answer to the question”.
Albanese said Yunupingu’s people were upset by the comments. The prime minister then quoted Yunupingu’s request for an Australian leader to take up the task of reconciliation, which Albanese said he had done.
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