Linda Burney (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Can I thank the member opposite for her question and say that if she'd listened more carefully to the debate she wouldn't have to ask that question. In relation to the role of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, we have been extraordinarily clear, and we have listened to the aspirations of First Nations Australians through an engagement group, through a working group and through many discussions on the ground in local communities, as well as the expert legal group. I have spoken at length with my colleagues and spoken at length with many people in this House. The answer to the question is that it is stated time and time again that the Voice will concern itself with issues that directly affect First Nations people. What I find absolutely appalling in that question—

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