Senator Jacinta Price has expressed her desire to debate Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney on the upcoming Voice to Parliament.
Ms Price, who is the Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister, helped write key messages in the official ‘No’ pamphlet which was published on Tuesday.
When asked by ‘The Australian’ if she would consider debating Senator Price, a spokesperson for Ms Burney said she; “is focused on getting out and having conversations with people across the country about why the voice is needed and how it will help improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people”.
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