Two high profile Liberals have broken ranks with their party in the days following Peter Dutton's announcement of the Coalition's opposition to the Voice. Via NITV
prompted by the party's formal opposition to the Voice, as a "hard decision".
The former minister said the decision by the opposition leader was a mixture of genuine opposition and political opportunity. Mr Dutton said while he and Mr Leeser agreed on the need for regional Indigenous people to be heard, they differed when it came to constitutional change.
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