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

What this government seeks to do is to bring people together and to try and work together to address the gaps facing Indigenous Australians. That was the motivation behind the referendum—as I said, the ask of Indigenous leaders after a long and grassroots process. People are entitled to different views, and there are different views in this chamber. But I think people should also respect the views of the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were part of that consultation process which led to the Statement from the Heart. And, really, I think that is borne out by the results in the referendum in many areas, including remote communities with high Indigenous populations. Those tell us a lot about what Indigenous Australians want: Wadeye, 92 per cent support; Tiwi Islands, 84 per cent support; and Yuendumu and similar polling places, 75 per cent support— (Time expired)