Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I'm very happy to answer that question. A voice to parliament will be about hearing from the grassroots—from the community—about what can be done better. It's a direct line to parliament to make a practical difference in areas like housing, keeping children in schools, education, health, infrastructure and community safety. It's about local communities finding local solutions to local problems, and the idea of the Voice came from those communities. It's about ensuring First Nations Australians are heard—that they're heard on policies, that they're heard on laws, that they're heard on what works. I would encourage everybody in this chamber to get involved in the discussion, even if they disagree or have a difference of opinion, and work together to bring about this nation-building change.