Why business is shying away from campaigning for the Voice

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Leading directors warn the referendum designed to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a voice to parliament is complex and no one knows what it will look like.

. An Essential poll on Tuesday found that 65 per cent of people supported the constitutional change, following a Newspoll on Monday that put support at 56 per cent.during the campaign, amid concerns that the involvement of business leaders and CEOs will be characterised by the No side as elitist interference.

“I think it’s inappropriate for them to do so as businesses. Who are we representing if we take a position on a divisive, political constitutional reform issue? Are we representing our employees? Our customers? Are we representing our shareholders? Are we representing the communities in which we operate, and have we canvassed the views?” Bradley says.

Bradley was a member of the committee that wrote a report in 2012 for the Gillard Labor government to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution.John Mullen, chairman of Telstra and logistics group Brambles notes that in the case of the same-sex marriage debate, employees put pressure on companies to take a positive stance.

Bradley, who was a member of the committee that wrote a report in 2012 for the former Julia Gillard Labor government to recognise Indigenous people in the Australian constitution, argues that the Albanese government is taking the Voice to a referendum too early, without sufficiently preparing the nation.

 

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Scare campaign predictably in full swing. 🙄🥱

Yes too far too complex for those nobody ninnies? Best vote informal as usual?

Gifting a government, any government a constitutional blank cheque set in concrete is madness. No way. australian dailytelegraph Politics_SMHAGE SkyNewsAust

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