Labor's Manuel Brown made his first public appearance in Darwin following last-night's Arafura by-election victory.
abc.net.au/news/arafura-election-manuel-brown-byelection-victory-labor/102117106The new member for the Northern Territory seat of Arafura, Labor's Manuel Brown, says support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the bush seat contributed to his victory.Manuel Brown paid tribute to former Arafura member Lawrence CostaNOTE: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died, used with the permission of his family.
He secured 66 per cent of first preferences with more than half the votes counted, beating the Country Liberal Party's Leslie Tungatalum.and whose death late last year triggered the by-election."I worked with Mr Costa before the COVID lockdown happened," Mr Brown said."Give them true facts, don't beat around the bush."
He said his victory showed that the electorate, which covers the Tiwi Islands and much of west Arnhem Land, supported an Indigenous Voice to Parliament."That’s what they're pushing, and that’s what they want." The parliamentary wing of the CLP is yet to announce a position on the Voice, while the rank-and-file members have voted to oppose it.
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