Senate debates

Friday, 16 June 2023

Bills

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

1:46 am

Photo of Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceJacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT, Country Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

But there was no answer previously specific to those different areas and regions. Warlpiri is one of the largest spoken languages. We have over 2,000 speakers of the Warlpiri language. Will specific language groups be recognised? Will the Voice seek leadership or representatives from specific language groups, particularly languages that are used now in communities, these languages being the first languages of those groups?

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