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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s approval rating has today slipped to an all-time, record-breaking low, according to new polls that have been conducted in the wake of his almost self-flagellating approach to the upcoming Indigenous Voice referendum.
In the new poll published this morning, Labor had increased its primary vote from 39 per cent to 42 per cent, while the Coalition dropped from 30 per cent to 28 per cent.
However, as disastrous as these numbers look for a party that just lost 20 seats less than a year ago and still can’t manage to get a bit of live in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, the primary vote numbers don’t even hold a torch to Dutton’s horrific personal approval ratings hitting record low of -28 per cent – down from -11 per cent a month ago.
Of course, Peter Dutton has not pointed the blame at the racist and provocative meathead blokes that took control of his party after their annilihation at the 2022 Federal election.
Instead – he has blamed a slip on one of the few women left in his party, shadow frontbencher Karen Andrews, who announced her unexpected retirement yesterday. Dutton says her decision to bail from his sinking ship has resulted in ‘a perception of disunity in the Liberal Party’.
Despite the crushing poll numbers, and the constant stream of resignations in his own party, Peter Dutton has made it clear that he will not budge on his decision to cement himself on the wrong side of history by vocally opposing the constitutional recognition of Aboriginal people.
The few remaining Liberal Party insiders who are motivated enough to leak to the media can today reveal that this stubborness comes from an irrational fear that the proposed Indigenous Voice will result in the government spending 660 million tax payer dollars on unwanted car parks in Aboriginal communities.
It is believed that the number one concern the Opposition have with the Indigenous Voice is the possibility of money being spent on a form of political corruption known as ‘pork-barrelling’ – which the Liberal Party are outspokenly opposed to.
“Palm Island, Cherbourg, Inala, Redfern…. It’s not fair that these places will get 2000 commuter car parks” said the source.
“All so someone can cut a ribbon on camera and increase their support with locals”
