Qld LNP leader David Crisafulli won’t reveal position on Voice to Parliament

• Dutton to campaign for ‘no’ vote

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Wednesday confirmed the national branch of the Liberal Party would campaign against the proposed model for a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory body.

Federal Nationals leader David Littleproud announced in November his party would formally oppose Voice, while Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has followed the Prime Minister in supporting the proposal.

After Mr Dutton told media he would formally oppose a constitutionally enshrined voice to parliament, Mr Crisafulli again refused to reveal his position.

“I’ll be analysing the information put forward with an open mind and I’m urging Queenslanders to do the same,” the state’s Opposition Leader said in a statement to The Courier-Mail.

Earlier in the day, Ms Palaszczuk admitted a major communication effort was needed to clearly articulate the proposal after a Newspoll survey revealed Queensland was the only state without majority support for Voice with 49 per cent in favour.

The Premier said people were seeking “more information” on the voice to parliament and what it means, calling on the federal government to be more “proactive”.

“I can understand there would be some hesitancy and what it is, is (that) basically people are wanting more information,” she said.

“I think the federal government needs to really step up into that space and explain it. And I’m quite sure that’s going to be coming.

“But what I would like to see is once we get that information is First Nations people, business groups, community groups, sporting organisations getting out there showing their support across Queensland.”

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said Liberals’ refusal to support the Voice was indicative of the party’s inability to listen to voters following defeats in the federal and NSW elections as well as the Aston by-election in Victoria.

“The only reason Peter Dutton would oppose a voice for First Nations people is because he does not want to listen,” Mr Miles told The Courier-Mail on Wednesday.

“That’s all the voice will require – for us to listen.

“They obviously haven’t listened to Australia, NSW or Aston.”