Speaking on the Country Viewpoint this week, the Member for Mallee and the Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Health was asked to provide commentary on the ever-changing Voice to Parliament national debate.
Webster referred her position on the debate to Australia’s constitution and the fact that, in her view, it should be preserved as all Australians should have equal rights under Australia’s founding document.
“I do not believe that enshrining in our constitution, which read forever, enshrining in our constitution an exceptionalism for one race over all other races is the right thing to do at all,” Webster said.
The former social worker also bemoaned the proposition of added bureaucracy in Australia’s political landscape should the voice be successful at the referendum slated for later this year.
“It [the voice] risks decisions and I mean who loves bureaucracy, not me. The bureaucratic process is slowing down to stopping point would be my expectation,” said Webster.
Webster went on to reveal that despite her convictions, she won’t be ‘campaigning hard’ on the voice’s opposition.
“I personally will not be campaigning hard on this…I believe that information is important and the pamphlet will be very important to speak about both the yes and the no vote and my hope is that Australians will understand what is actually at stake here,” Webster claimed.
When quizzed on whether it was principle or details, or the lack thereof perhaps, as to why the Member for Mallee was in opposition of the voice, Webster was reluctant in her response.
“Well, that's actually part of it, is that there isn't clear detail…and for the Prime Minister to not be transparent about this, I think it automatically does not get a vote of confidence from me.”
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