Why a voice to parliament won’t impact First Nations sovereignty as Lidia Thorpe fears
The Greens senator is demanding Labor ‘be clear about our sovereignty’. Experts explain why the two issues are entirely separate
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The Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has vowed not to support the Indigenous voice to parliament unless she is “satisfied that First Nations sovereignty is not ceded”.
The Albanese government and constitutional experts reject the suggestion that entrenching the voice in the constitution would have any impact on sovereignty.
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