Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I have already set out a number of times the test of indigeneity which would entitle people to be eligible to serve on the Voice. On this point about this bill and the Voice being based on race, I have noted that the National Party leader, Mr Littleproud, distanced himself from the remarks of Mr Dutton when Mr Dutton alleged that the Voice will reracialise Australia. I guess it would depend on whether you're on the David Littleproud side of this argument or the Peter Dutton side, because it would appear they appeared to be split. I'm not sure where you are on this, Senator Cash or Senator O'Sullivan or Senator Liddle, any of the senators, about whether they're on the Peter Dutton side, where he's out there saying that it's going to reracialise things, and David Littleproud saying that it's not. I'm not really sure where all of you are at. But even David Littleproud seems to reject this notion that it's a racial concept.