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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Uluru Statement from the Heart

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS (Black—Leader of the Opposition) (14:11): My question is again to the Premier. How does the government plan to implement measures to progress Truth and Treaty in South Australia? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

The Hon. D.J. SPEIRS: The First Nations Voice Act 2023 states that the provisions of the act are intended to be read in conjunction with and to complement the provisions of any other act that implements measures to progress Truth and Treaty as identified in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

The Hon. P.B. MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Premier) (14:12): I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question again.

As the Leader of the Opposition is well aware, the government has been very deliberate in its approach around the application of the Uluru Statement. Obviously, the Uluru Statement finds itself in a difficult position on a federal level now by virtue of the weekend's result, but for the purposes of South Australian government policy we were very clear from the outset that Voice comes first. Voice will be established and up and running throughout the course of next year, all things being well, and from there the government will turn its mind to Treaty and Truth.

What I would say about Treaty before anyone tries to, I think, unreasonably cause concern about it, is that we see state governments delivering on Treaty propositions in different forms right throughout the country, but we are very clear about the fact that Voice comes first, and we await the implementation of the Voice next year.

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