Senate debates

Friday, 16 June 2023

Bills

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

1:47 am

Photo of Jacinta Nampijinpa PriceJacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT, Country Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

NAMPIJINPA PRICE () (): In my research, when I was previously director of Indigenous research at the Centre for Independent Studies, we could identify that our most marginalised Indigenous Australians were those whose first language was not English and who still speak their traditional languages—people like, certainly, my immediate family members. Will the Voice have a specific focus on bridging that gap between those individuals and individuals of Indigenous heritage who aren't marginalised?

Comments

No comments