Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Australian Greens will likewise not be supporting this amendment. We have, as I said with regard to Senator Thorpe's amendment, committed to supporting this bill unamended. The words in this bill have been subject to a rigorous co-design process with First Nations people and a committee inquiry. It does not appear that this proposed amendment has been subject to the same level of consultation and scrutiny. There is an inherent risk in attempting to insert changes into this bill at such a late stage, especially changes that do not have the support of the co-design group of First Nations people. The Australian Greens are not willing to take that risk.