House debates Questions without Notice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

Tuesday, 20 June 2023 House of Representatives

Linda Burney

Linda Burney Barton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians

2:31 pm

I thank the member for Farrer for her question. I can only repeat what I have already said. The Voice will make recommendations that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but the Voice will not run programs, it will not deliver funding and it will not have the power of veto. The Attorney-General was very clear in his second reading speech about specific matters to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander—

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