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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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          <by role="member" id="6706" referenceid="c8683bcbb226495ebf16e224a5e3db3c">The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (15:02):</by>  Supplementary: given the low voter turnout and the minister himself not taking part, can the minister outline what steps he took to encourage eligible South Australians to cast their democratic right to vote?</text>
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        <name>The Hon. K.J. MAHER</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) (15:02):</by>  I took many steps, as anyone who follows my social media or listens to me in the media more generally would have heard.</text>
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