House debates Questions without Notice

Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Voice

Wednesday, 13 September 2023 House of Representatives

Linda Burney

Linda Burney Barton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians

2:28 pm

RNEY (—) (): I thank the member for her question. I want to read to the House the proposed question and the proposed amendments because they will answer the question:

A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Do you approve this proposed alteration?

The proposed amendments are:

In recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia:

i. there shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice—

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