Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney says the Voice to Parliament is about ensuring. Indigenous people have a say on parliamentary issues and receive recognition within the constitution.
“It’s really about two things; it’s about making sure that aboriginal people have a say on issues that affect aboriginal people within the parliament by way of legislation,” Ms Burney told Sky News Australia.
“The other really important thing is recognition that finally our constitution will recognise that we all share a continent with the oldest living continuous civilisation on the planet.”
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