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      <name>First Nations Voice To Parliament</name>
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        <heading>First Nations Voice To Parliament</heading>
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        <name>The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI</name>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>First Nations Voice To Parliament</name>
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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (14:21):</by>  Supplementary: will you confirm that the state government will not be focusing on using taxpayer funds to fund a yes campaign for the Federal Voice and national referendum?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs</name>
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            <name>First Nations Voice To Parliament</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4697" referenceid="c1607c57d2294390bdc2b07c15f35010">The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (14:21):</by>  I thank the honourable member for her question. I am not aware that any state funds have been used for that purpose. But, as I have said, what we are doing and quite unapologetically, because it is an exceptionally important thing South Australia has done, is making sure that we have these first elections for our State Voice.</text>
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