Minister for Indigenous Australians stresses that voice will concern itself with matters affecting First Nations communities
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Linda Burney has accused the opposition of using “underhand notions” to undermine the referendum, rebuffing questions on whether the Indigenous voice would give advice on military bases and saying it wouldn’t be giving advice on parking tickets.
The Coalition sought to scrutinise the powers of the proposed voice a day after the constitutional alteration bill passed parliament, using a line of questioning to the Indigenous Australians minister that echoed attacks from the main no campaign group.
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