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Minister grilled over process of rejecting Indigenous parliamentary voice

Indigenous Labor Senator Pat Dodson

Indigenous Labor Senator Pat Dodson Source: AAP

The federal government has defended its rejection of a proposal to create a parliamentary voice for Aboriginal people, and enshrine it in the constitution.



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