BREAKING: Shadow Attorney-General and Indigenous Australians minister Julian Leeser has resigned from the Liberal frontbench after the party decided to oppose the Voice to parliament. 9News
Julian Leeser has resigned from the Liberal frontbench after the party decided to oppose the Voice to parliament.
Liberal frontbenchers are required to follow the decisions of the party room but backbenchers are free to vote on issues as they see fit."Almost ten years ago, I sat down with a small group of constitutional conservatives and Indigenous leaders and worked on a proposal for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians," Leeser said.
"Unlike almost any other party in the parliament, the Liberal Party gives backbenchers the freedom to champion the ideas they believe in."I want to assure you that I remain a proud Liberal committed to my party, the people of Berowra, and the leadership of Peter Dutton. "As a Liberal I believe in the dignity of every Australian - in what can be achieved when they are affirmed, valued, and empowered. I believe that better policy is made when the very people affected by it are consulted on it.
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