If yes campaign for Indigenous voice loses ‘racists will feel emboldened’, Marcia Langton says

Working group member shares Liberal Bridget Archer's concern Coalition's no campaign in danger of running adjacent to racist views'

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The Coalition's no campaign against the Indigenous voice to parliament will be in danger of running adjacent to racist views, a prominent member of the government's referendum working group, Prof Marcia Langton, has said.

On Wednesday, the Liberal leader, Peter Dutton, ended months of speculation by announcing he will actively campaign against the Indigenous voice referendum, and directing his frontbench to oppose the proposal. Backbenchers will be free to vote according to their conscience.

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