Julian Leeser

Politicians are split on whether the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine the Indigenous Voice should be changed before the referendum.The parliamentary committee investigating the Voice to parliament and the…

An outgoing Liberal MP has claimed her party has become distracted by the Voice to parliament debate and should switch focus to the cost-of-living. Karen Andrews, who called time on her political career this week, urged opposition leader…

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has called for a royal commission into the alleged sexual abuse of Indigenous children, calling for child protection to become a federal responsibility.The Northern Territory senator doubled down on her opposition…

A leader of the ‘no’ campaign has confirmed she has had discussions with Peter Dutton to be installed as the Coalition’s next Indigenous Australians spokesperson. The opposition leader is weighing up who he will promote to the shadow…

The man who walked away from the Liberal frontbench over the Voice has denied he’s left the party in tatters and fatally damaged Peter Dutton’s leadership. Former shadow attorney general and long-time Voice supporter Julian Leeser insisted…

The ABC has hit back after it was labelled “divisive” over its coverage of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price accused the national broadcaster of fostering division in the community in an…

Peter Dutton will double down on claims he is the ‘Dr No’ of politics today by urging Liberal MPs to oppose Anthony Albanese’s voice referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Constitution.A majority of…

Anthony Albanese has been urged to dump his proposed model on a Voice to parliament and revert to the body endorsed by Indigenous academics during the life of the Morrison government. Opposition legal affairs spokesman Julian Leeser called…

The government has been urged to make public advice from the solicitor general that warned a key referendum group to the Voice to parliament over its wording.Shadow Attorney-General Julian Leeser said on Sunday that “at a quarter to…

Peter Dutton will have the opportunity to ask for more details of the Voice to parliament when he meets with the group of Indigenous representatives working on the referendum.A spokesman for the Opposition Leader said he had met with…