Huge blow to Peter Dutton as his Indigenous affairs spokesman ‘quits the shadow cabinet’ after the Liberals announced they will vote against the Voice to Parliament
- Julian Leeser set to quit Coalition frontbench
- Indigenous affairs supports Voice in Constitution
The Coalition’s Indigenous affairs spokesman is set to quit Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s shadow cabinet over the Liberal Party’s aversion to the Voice.
Sky News reported that Julian Leeser is poised to announce his resignation from the frontbench on Tuesday morning.
It comes after Mr Dutton last week announced the Liberal Party will campaign against Anthony Albanese‘s proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament, like its junior Coalition partner the Nationals.
Mr Leeser, who has long been a supporter of having an Indigenous Voice in the Constitution, will hold a media conference at 11am AEST.
His resignation from the Coalition frontbench is occurring just days after former Indigenous Australians cabinet minister Ken Wyatt resigned from the Liberal Party.
Mr Leeser last week told the National Press Club there needed to be more detail to get the Liberal Party to potentially support the proposed referendum.
The Coalition’s Indigenous Affairs spokesman is set to quit Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s shadow cabinet over the Liberal Party’s aversion to the Voice
