Nationals Leader David Littleproud says although a representative body for First Nation’s people in metropolitan areas may work, the idea of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will not work for those in “remote Australia”.
“You actually need to listen to the entire community, the Prime Minister proved that when he went to Alice Springs,” Mr Littleproud told Sky News Australia.
“You can’t just have one voice that expresses the entire community, because unless the entire community has buy in, those programs we roll out – they won’t work.”
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