Voice referendum no campaign’s lack of tax-deductible status ‘discriminatory’, Warren Mundine says

Exclusive: Leading no campaigner has called on government to quickly approve status but his organisation is yet to formally apply

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The no campaign in the voice referendum has asked the government to quickly approve its bid to receive tax-deductible donations for its campaigning, applying for the status five months after it was granted to the yes side.

Leading no campaigner Warren Mundine has told the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, it would be “discriminatory” to not give the same tax concessions to both sides. But despite complaints from voice critics that the government had extended deductible gift recipient (DGR) status to the yes side, federal agencies said this week they had not yet received any application from the no side.

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