‘Not the Australian way': Victoria's ‘extremely divisive' Voice to Parliament discussed
'This is going to be extremely divisive,' Mr Kroger told Sky News host Paul Murray.
'We've just been through this, haven't we?
'This is not the Australian way; this is what Australians overwhelmingly rejected.'
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