The National party says it will campaign against a Voice to Parliament, which would enshrine an Indigenous-elected representative body into the constitution.
Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleThe federal National Party has confirmed it will not support a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament.The government plans to hold a referendum on a Voice to Parliament in the next 18 monthsThey argue a Voice would do little to support Aboriginal people in regional communities
“Unfortunately, we got to a position where we don’t believe this will genuinely close the gap,” he said.NT senator Jacinta Nampiginpa Price, a Warlpiri-Celtic woman who has long campaigned against the Voice, said she was "very pleased" with where her party had landed on the issue.
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