Senate debates

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

Questions without Notice

Uluru Statement from the Heart

2:45 pm

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

I, again, refer to my answer to Senator Hanson. And I would, again, say to all in here that I think Mr Kenny had it right. He said, 'Senior coalition members had told me to my face that defeating the Voice referendum was their way to hurt Albanese and turn their fortunes around.'

… I really focused on the furphies being put around by the 'no' case, and one of them is this claim that the Uluru Statement from the Heart is 26 pages long.

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This is simply untrue—

It says something, I think, when a shadow minister who supports a legislated voice—and if she doesn't, I'd invite her to stand up and indicate that—is focusing on this furphy in order to oppose a constitutional voice. One can ask: why? It comes back to politics. (Time expired)

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