One Year on From The Voice and Opposition Warns of 2nd Labor Term

Murray Watt defended the government’s stance, stating the referendum had strong support until the opposition’s campaign eroded it.

Vote No signage is seen at an early voting centre for the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 13, 2023. AAP Image/James Ross

On the first anniversary of The Voice referendum, the opposition has tried to leverage the date to push voters to prevent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese from securing a second term.

“It’s becoming clear that a re-elected Labor government would be a Labor-Greens activist minority government. If that happens, the type of chaos, risk, uncertainty, and division our country avoided with The Voice would become very real,” stated Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.