Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for her question and I note that one of the things that we have said about the referendum is that we respect the outcome. We respect the outcome that was made on 14 October. Prior to 14 October, I stood at this dispatch box, and they were trying to say that what people were voting on was treaty. They might recall that. I indicated at this dispatch box that that wasn't what people were voting on and that, indeed, treaty negotiations are underway at state level, not at federal level. There are no treaty negotiations underway by the federal government. Those negotiations are at different points in Victoria and in Queensland, where the Queensland LNP said that they supported it. They said that they supported it and they voted for the legislation. They voted for it before they were against it.

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