Pro-Voice Liberal says referendum defeat gave the party ‘a false sense of confidence’

Pro-Voice Liberal says referendum defeat gave the party ‘a false sense of confidence’

Julian Leeser, who campaigned for the Yes vote, says he was shocked the Coalition kept campaigning on the Voice when Australians just wanted to move on.

Hubris over Voice referendum gave Coalition false hope for federal election

The Coalition read far too much into the nation’s rejection of the Voice referendum and what it would mean for the federal election. Photo: Michelle Kroll. On 30 January 2024, Region published an article quoting a Canberra-based political data analyst saying the Coalition should not be reading too much into its win in the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum the year before. Research from Data on Demand showed that a thorough study of all a…