After the voice referendum, John Pesutto appears non-committal on treaty – but it’s unclear whether an about-face will be well-received in the ‘Massachusetts of Australia’
Some Victorian Liberals have questioned why the issue of treaty needed to be aired at all, with sources saying leader John Pesutto is having to contend with ‘unnecessary hurdles’.Some Victorian Liberals have questioned why the issue of treaty needed to be aired at all, with sources saying leader John Pesutto is having to contend with ‘unnecessary hurdles’.
The authority was designed to act as an independent umpire to support negotiations between Aboriginal Victorians and the state government.room meeting. The conservative Western Victoria MP, Bev McArthur, asked what the voice referendum result meant for the Coalition’s position on the treaty process, which, unlike that of other states, is already well under way.
“My understanding is the government isn’t itself sure about how to proceed in the space now, particularly after the weekend,” he told reporters. Yes votes were in the majority across all the polling booths in Pesutto’s marginal seat of Hawthorn. In Brighton, Kew, Malvern and Sandringham – seats held by key members of the shadow crossbench – about 55% of people voted Yes.
“As usual, it’s a small group within our party that are hell-bent on keeping us in opposition,” one Liberal source loyal to Pesutto told Guardian Australia.Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersAccording to several Liberals, some of its MPs supported her motion as it had been “worded carefully” and the party had a longstanding principal of supporting inquiry motions.
In a fiery question time on Thursday, the focus shifted from the government to the opposition, as each ministers spoke of Labor’s support for the LGBTQ+ community.
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