‘New low’: Peter Dutton accused of seeking to ‘undermine’ faith in Australia’s electoral system

Exclusive: Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says opposition leader is seeking to cast doubt on legitimacy' of voice referendum

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The Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young and independent MP Monique Ryan have accused the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, of seeking to undermine" faith in Australia's electoral system by questioning longstanding rules about ballot papers in a debate about the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum.

Several members of the crossbench have accused the Coalition of a new low" in the referendum debate, after the opposition leader and several of his MPs raised doubts about how ballots would be counted or excluded.

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