The Indigenous Voice to Parliament is “not everything” people are talking about yet as there are a “range of other things” concerning Australians, says Liberal MP Bridget Archer.
“It’s not dissimilar to what you see in a normal election campaign,” Ms Archer told Sky News Australia.
“People haven’t really engaged with the issue so much yet and they might seek to do that as we get a little bit closer. “There are a range of other things happening for people and going on in people’s lives that are concerning them as well obviously.”
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