South Australia is set to become the first Australian jurisdiction with an Indigenous Voice To Parliament, with new laws to be introduced this week. 9News
"We made it clear that we were committed to the full Uluru Statement from the Heart and we have been consulting with the community broadly, both Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous communities, and we have arrived at a model to put it into the Parliament," he told Today.South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas says the state will have its own Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
"Our voice to the Parliament serves as a demonstration to the whole nation that it is a whole-heartedly good thing to do, not just for Indigenous affairs but as a whole," he said.READ MORE:"But the principles remains the same around a Voice to Parliament which advances the cause of Indigenous Australians in our state," he said.
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