Senate debates

Monday, 16 October 2023

Questions without Notice

Australian Constitution: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

2:00 pm

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

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. Australians were prepared to recognise Indigenous Australians, but Prime Minister Albanese instead insisted on attaching the Voice to Labor's proposed question. Why did your government refuse to separate the two, and deny Indigenous Australians recognition within the Constitution?

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