The Northern Territory's opposition will abstain from a motion expressing support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, which the government has brought forward ahead of the upcoming Arafura by-election.
The NT Labor government is throwing its support behind the Voice to federal parliament ahead of a referendum later this yearIt is calling for the federal government to better explain the issue to territoriansindicating to the ABC's 7.30Chief Minister Natasha Fyles introduced the motion expressing support in the NT Legislative Assembly on Thursday morning, urging politicians on all sides to support it.
"The Voice is a form of recognition that allows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to advise the federal governments of the day on policies that affect their lives. The electorate is compromised of mostly Aboriginal communities on the Tiwi Islands and west Arnhem Land. The CLP's Central Council will meet this weekend, where the ABC understands members from several party branches will push for it to support the No campaign.
"We support the concept, but there's absolutely no detail and no one in our communities have been consulted." Ms Lambley said she was inclined to support the Voice "in principle" but would vote against the motion, labelling the move "brilliant" politics.
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