Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has urged the Liberal Party to look past objections to the Voice, telling Sky News Australia something has to change after years of failing Indigenous Australians.
Penny Wong urges Liberals to put aside Voice scepticism saying 'what won't work is more of the same'
Julian Leeser resigned from the Liberal party front bench due to his desire to support the Voice to Parliament despite concerns over its current form. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Ben Symons "If we agree with the principle that this is about making sure people have a say in the things which affect them, if we look to our history, much of what we would now say were the wrong decisions that governments took in relation to First Nations peoples and communities were taken by executive government.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong was adamant something needed to change after years of failed government policy, insisting the proposed Voice engagement with"executive government" was the best way to improve outcomes. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Naomi Jellicoe She admitted that the government was not seeking"perfection" but insisted the Voice represented"progress" and that the government believed the benefits would be"much more likely" if more Australians took part in engaging with it.
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