Traditional custodians in the seat of Maranoa say they were expecting the Nationals leader to give them a call, but the phone never rang.
abc.net.au/news/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-reactions-in-maranoa/101716710Western Queensland is traditional Liberal-National territory and one of Australia's safest conservative seats, where residents have supported their federal member David Littleproud since 2016.Federal Maranoa MP David Littleproud's stance on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament has surprised his electorate
But this week, he left some traditional custodians and locals scratching their heads after announcingThis week Mr Littleproud, the party's leader, said he had consulted widely with Indigenous people, including in his electorate of Maranoa, which covers most of Western Queensland. As the former co-chair of the working group Ms Thompson travelled to every capital city in Australia to attend meetings about the Voice."I made the decision, as well as the other working group members, [that] this is not for us because we're not being heard.
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