Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy) | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Indigenous Australians. If Australians vote for the Voice, the makarrata commission will be established. Can the minister inform the House of how the makarrata commission will work?

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

Can I thank the member for his question. The referendum later this year is about constitutional recognition through a voice. It's not about anything else. Later this year, we will all be asked a simple question, and it will go like this: do you support a change to the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice? The referendum is to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through a voice. Those opposite are trying to muddy the waters. The role of the Voice will be to provide advice on how best to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people—advice on things like health, education, jobs and housing. It's about constitutional recognition that gets concrete results.