By the end of the year, South Australia is set to be the first state to have a First Nations' Voice to Parliament.
Labor promised a local implementation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart at the state electionOnce implemented, 12 people would be able to speak to state parliament on any bills
Aboriginal Affairs Minister and Attorney-General Kyam Maher said he planned to introduce legislation for the First Nations' Voice early next month, after it gained the support of the Greens. "It'll be the first in Australia, so it'll be very historic that, for the first time, there will be a body like this that is elected, that will form a Voice to Parliament, a body that is chosen from Aboriginal people, by Aboriginal people," he said.
Under the legislation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enrolled to vote will be able to elect a group of people from their geographical area: half of them men and half of them women. Overall, 40 people would be elected and then 12 of those would form a statewide Voice that could speak on any bill before parliament.— and particularly how the geographical regions would be divided — began in November and ended two weeks ago.is set to be held on a federal Indigenous Voice to Parliament by the end of the yearUnlike at the Commonwealth level, South Australia's First Nations' Voice will not need to go to a public vote.
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