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

The Prime Minister is seeking to implement not only an election commitment but a call from First Nations peoples for this action. So, when you talk about consent, my view and what I'd put to you, Senator, through you, President, is that the consent is a representative group which has come together—

Senator Thorpe interjecting—

I appreciate you may not agree with it. But people from across this country, First Nations peoples, have come together and they have asked for this. They have put out their—

Honourable senators interjecting—

I'm not sure if Senator Thorpe and Senator Price want me to continue, or did you—