Senate debates

Friday, 16 June 2023

Bills

Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023; In Committee

7:43 pm

Photo of Michaelia CashMichaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

It is not 'nothing more and nothing less', and we will get to the actual legal considerations in relation to the new section 129. These are questions Australians are asking about what they are voting on. You are asking them to vote on 'the vibe'. We are merely asking questions that the Australian people are asking every single day, so that they can actually make an informed decision. What you are now saying actually completely conforms with what both Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Senator Kerrynne Liddle clearly articulate: if you don't know, vote 'no'. And so far, what we have established is: 'That will be a matter for the parliament.' That important detail 'will be a matter for the parliament'—that important detail will also be a matter for the parliament.

So, if the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice is permanently enshrined in our Constitution, how many representatives will make up the body?

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