First Nations Voice To Parliament

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:01): Supplementary: given that the then Liberal government announced in May 2021 they would bring a Voice to Parliament and have moved two pieces of legislation to effect such a thing, did they lie to the electorate at the 2022 election and should they now apologise?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: Point of order: the use of the word 'lie' is inappropriate in parliament.

The PRESIDENT: Minister, answer the question.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector) (15:02): I thank the honourable member for her question. It does raise a very good point. This is not the Liberal Party that we have seen in the past. This is an exceptionally conservative, far-right version of the party. It's the same thing we are seeing in other states.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! Enough!

The Hon. E.S. Bourke interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. Ms Bourke, I manage to quieten the opposition and then you chime in. Minister, please finish your answer so we can move on. You are finished; okay.