Opinion
Why WA had to retreat on cultural heritage
The West Australian government is belatedly ditching its new cultural heritage laws after tripping badly on impact. The debacle has damaged local support for the Voice. Will that unease spread nationally?
Jennifer HewettColumnistThe Albanese government is mightily relieved its Labor colleagues in Western Australia have belatedly accepted the need to scrap the state’s new cultural heritage laws.
These laws were creating another hurdle in the desperate race to turn around falling support nationally for an Indigenous Voice to parliament.
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