'Don't risk it PM': 2GB host Ben Fordham and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have clashed over The Voice and constitutional recognition. Read more:
KEY POINTS:The pair held a fiery 38-minute interview on Wednesday morning.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has accused a radio host of "reading from the No pamphlet" and demanded he "get on board" with the Voice to Parliament during a heated 38-minute interview.
But Albanese accused Fordham of "reading from the No pamphlet" during Wednesday's exchange after the host cited quotes from prominent Yes campaigners implying the Voice would have an influence well beyond that. "This doesn't come from politicians, it hasn't come from Canberra. Indigenous Australians had a constitutional convention ... they said they don't just want the symbolism of recognition, they want something that will make a practical difference to their lives," Albanese replied.
But the Yes camp argues that it would still make it vulnerable to future governments, which could also remove it through legislation. That could see the Voice go the same way as previous Indigenous advocacy bodies.Source:Enshrining it in the constitution would mean it could only be removed via another referendum - a highly unlikely scenario.
During the exchange, Albanese was frustrated by Fordham raising a Treaty with Indigenous Australians and ruled out reparations.
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