South Australia's Liberal opposition says it will not support the state-based First Nations Voice to parliament in its current proposed form, saying it is opposed to the model.
abc.net.au/news/sa-liberals-to-oppose-proposed-first-nations-voice-to-parliament/102002038South Australia's Liberal opposition is set to oppose laws that would create a First Nations Voice to the state's parliament.— would allow Indigenous people to vote for representatives, who could directly address parliament, cabinet and department chief executives.
It has won the support of The Greens, which means it should pass, no matter which way Liberal MPs vote. However, Shadow Attorney-General and Aboriginal Affairs spokesman Josh Teague said the party had resolved to oppose the Voice because the bill was "rushed" and "defective". "The state government's proposed legislation is rushed, impractical and in isolation will do nothing to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people," he said.
Under former premier Steven Marshall, the Liberals had themselves put forward an alternative Indigenous voice proposal, but Mr Teague said the party was opposed to the current bill as "presently set out" for "reasons both of process and substance".
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