Linda Burney (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Farrer for her question. The request for a voice to parliament came from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. That's why we took it to a referendum. It was supported by so many Indigenous people. In Wadeye, we saw it was 92 per cent. In the Tiwi Islands it was 84 per cent. In Maningrida it was 88 per cent. And the polling team that visited Yuendumu recorded 75 per cent. These are remarkable outcomes and tell a very important story in terms of this referendum. Of course, we respect the result and accept the decision of the Australian people. Our focus has always been on getting better results for Indigenous Australians. I think that's something that we all agree on.

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