Independent Senator Jacqui Lambie says she wants to see the “practical side” of how the Indigenous Voice to Parliament will “make Indigenous lives better” as the referendum approaches.
‘PM is on notice’: Lambie requests more detail on how Voice will ‘make Indigenous lives better’“What are you going to do over the next 3–6
months to clean up and show us what happens if this is put into place – what changes does that make in Alice Springs and the people that live there?
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