Since he was beaten in the Federal election last year, Scott Morrison has been much maligned.

In only his third speech to the Parliament since he was defeated, Scott Morrison did the nation a great service last week.

He spoke about this Voice referendum.

He described it as ill-defined, arguing that it would create significant constitutional risk and, ‘Ultimately, the High Court will be left to decipher the unknown and decide what this will all mean, long after Australians have cast their vote, with no further say.’

Full marks, Scott Morrison.

As a sporting fan, he then took a swipe at sporting codes, such as the NRL and rugby and others, which have recently declared their support for the Voice.

He said, ‘This referendum is not a vote about whether Australians wish to support and do everything they can to recognise and improve the lives of Indigenous Australians. We all agree on this and we can all say yes to that. But that is not the question the government is proposing for this referendum.’

Correctly, he said, ‘This referendum is not a decision for companies, unions, sporting codes or any other group… While keenly interested in the NRL’s opinion on hip-drop tackles and the six again rule, I respectfully won’t be deferring to the NRL for constitutional advice to guide my decision.’

He went on, ‘Permanently changing the Constitution, in the way the government proposes, will sadly not change the desperate circumstances being experienced in so many Indigenous communities across Australia.’

The former Prime Minister further argued, ‘I consider that the Government’s proposal to permanently change the Constitution, while positively motivated, is poorly constructed. It presents serious and unnecessary risks, both known and unknown, to the operations of the executive government and our Parliament, upon which all Australians depend.’

Rightly, Mr Morrison argued it was not necessary to enshrine the Voice in the Constitution to ensure constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians; and argued correctly that the Voice could be created by legislation.

This is a very important and timely intervention by former Prime Minister Morrison.

It does him great credit.

His observations deserve support.

I love the bit, ‘This referendum is not a decision for companies, unions, sporting codes or any other group.’

Amen to that.

Mr Morrison rightly said his contribution to the debate was offered as ‘one Australian to another’.

It is one of Mr Morrison’s finest contributions.

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