Learn and Unlearn First Nations stuff: Claire Foley foleyclairep@icloud.com 

There have been several conservative politicians this week confirming they do not support Peter Dutton’s ‘No’ stance.  Here are responses from three key people who have been involved in the Referendum process.

Noel Pearson, one of the key architects of the Uluru Statement from the Heart; Cape York Indigenous leader; Academic says it’s a “great betrayal” of the country.  Listen here

Ken Wyatt has quit the Liberal Party over its decision to formally oppose the government’s plan to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the Constitution.

Ken Wyatt was responsible for developing the Morrison government’s policy on the Voice and commissioned a detailed report from Indigenous leaders Tom Calma and Marcia Langton about how it would work.

After the change of government, he was invited by Prime Minister Albanese to be part of the working group on the referendum. He resigned from the Liberal party less than 24 hours after Peter Dutton announced the Liberal Party would oppose the Voice. He speaks to Sarah Ferguson.

Shadow attorney-general Julian Lesser retires from the front bench in order to be able to campaign for the Yes vote. For his part, Leeser believes the hand-wringing about “special treatment” is misplaced. “The Voice is not about special privileges,” he says. “It’s about recognising that Indigenous Australians are our brothers and sisters and we have left them behind in our shared national project.”   This article is an excellent analysis of Peter Dutton’s dilemma.