Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Thorpe, for the question. I think the government have made clear that we will look to implement in full the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which, as you know, goes to voice, treaty and truth. I understand that you personally have a different view about the order of those achievements or those objectives. From our perspective, given the level of consultation with First Nations' communities that grounded the Uluru Statement from the Heart, we are proceeding respectfully in accordance with that statement. I would make this point, and it picks up really what Senator Price asked my colleague Senator Gallagher: I appreciate that this is a big change for many people. And I appreciate that there are those who wish to ask questions of detail. Sometimes, even if those questions are answered, they will not change their position. I respect that, but—