Senate debates

Friday, 16 June 2023

Bills

Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023; In Committee

9:32 pm

Photo of Michaelia CashMichaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Have you made it very, very clear to those who've advised you that, ultimately, the design principles of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice actually mean next to nothing? As you've just stated, it is a matter for the democratically elected parliament. So, if the democratically elected parliament decides that it will not follow the design principles, that is actually the decision that the democratically elected parliament is able to make.

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