Country Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price supported the Nationals' declaration that they would oppose the Voice earlier this week.
abc.net.au/news/nt-clp-nationals-indigeous-voice-jacinta-nampaijinpa-price/101713352The political party of Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has not ruled out supporting an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, despite her declaration of opposition to the idea alongside the federal National Party.
The Nationals party said it believed an Indigenous voice would not close the gap or benefit regional and remote communities. When asked about Senator Price's comments at a press conference this week, NT opposition leader Lia Finocchiaro said the NT's Country Liberal Party members were "still looking very closely" at a potential enshrined Indigenous voice."What we know is there is still very scant detail out there.
Lia Finocchiaro says the NT CLP members were "still looking at" what an Indigenous Voice to Parliament would involve.
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