South Australia's Premier Peter Malinauskas has conceded he does not expect the state's First Nations Voice to Parliament to lead to sudden improvements but hopes that 'over years and decades to come, there is some positive change'.
abc.net.au/news/sa-voice-to-parliament-passed-but-what-happens-now/102148590South Australia's Premier Peter Malinauskas has conceded he does not expect the state's First Nations Voice to Parliament to lead to sudden improvements but hopes that "over years and decades to come, there is some positive change".
"We just hope that over time, as legislation goes through parliament, as we see various iterations of policies considered over years and decades to come, there is some positive change." "I'll go out and speak again with communities talking with them about the importance of being enrolled on the electoral roll for them to express their views," he said.
"The Voice to Parliament doesn't mean that the parliament will necessarily agree with everything that the Voice has to say."But I don't think that is anything to fear because that will allow the democratic process to run its course.
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