‘Australians said no': Welcome to Country and Voice coming back to bite
Sky News host Peta Credlin discusses how the Voice to Parliament and Welcome to Country are being pushed by Labor.
'Peter Dutton, too, he hit back, have a listen,' Ms Credlin said.
'Look at the whole debate this week about Welcome to Country, that News.com poll, 130,000 Australians … said no.'
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