Independent senator and lead opposition of the Voice to Parliament Lidia Thorpe said even if the referendum fails, it should still be legislated.

On ABC Radio National Breakfast, Senator Thorpe called out Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s response to abandon the voice proposal if it failed as “weak”.

“It’s like, ‘Oh, I’ll throw my bat and run away. I don’t want to play no more’ kind of attitude,” she said.

When asked by host Patricia Karvelas if the voice should be legislated, the outspoken No campaigner said she would support the constitutional change if it wasn’t on government terms.

“I oppose the Voice because the Voice is window dressing for constitutional recognition,” she said.

“If legislation comes into that parliament, saying that they want to set up another advisory body and it’s going to be fully representative of the people, as long as we’re not in that constitution, I’ll support it.”

Approximately 4 million have already voted at an early voting centre, and 2 million have applied for a postal vote.

The referendum will be held this Saturday, 14 October.

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