Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had a heated exchange with Sydney 2GB radio host Ben Fordham during an interview about the Voice to Parliament.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told Sydney 2GB radio host Ben Fordham to"get on board" and accused him of raising"red herrings" about the Voice to Parliament's scope after a heated exchange about the referendum on Wednesday morning.
Mr Albanese explained at length the reasons why he believed an Indigenous Voice to Parliament was important, while Fordham expressed his concerns about the proposal failing. "I can't talk directly to the RBA Board and I'm the Prime Minister," Mr Albanese responded to the radio host's question. "Excuse me... I am not reading from the No pamphlet, I'm reading from my own questions that I have written," the radio host fired back.
"You’re in a position to make a difference and to help it succeed as are other people in the media by talking about what it’s about, not by raising things that are not going to be relevant." The radio host claimed it could be a"win-win" situation if the government were to propose constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians and legislate the Voice.
"If we just keep doing things the same way, we need to do things better, we need to listen to Indigenous Australians about matters that affect them."
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