Senate debates

Friday, 16 June 2023

Bills

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

1:48 am

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

In my experience, I have come to witness and understand that some of our most prominent Indigenous leaders in this country are those who have had the opportunity to gain an education, to have access to the media and to be heard, and our most marginalised are those who in fact haven't had any of those opportunities. Will the Voice guarantee that those individuals who are our most marginalised, who have been spoken on behalf of over the decades, will in fact have the opportunity to determine decisions that will benefit them and their communities? How will that occur?

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