Senate debates
Thursday, 3 August 2023
Questions without Notice
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice
2:59 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source
The call for the Voice did not come from politicians. The call for the Voice came from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In 2017, after many years of work and countless discussions in every part of this country, nearly 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and elders—
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