Two Indigenous women on opposite sides of the political spectrum are expected to represent the Northern Territory in the Senate.
Two Indigenous women on opposite sides of the political spectrum look set to represent the Northern Territory in the Senate.Both of the NT's Senate spots are expected to be won by Indigenous women for the first time
For Ms McCarthy — a Yanyuwa woman from the Gulf region who entered the Senate in 2016 — it will be her first experience as a member of a Labor government. "I'm incredibly excited by the opportunity that federal Labor will have now to ensure that we do have [an Indigenous] Voice enshrined in the constitution to the Australian parliament," she said at a Labor election party in Darwin last night.
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