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Tim Dornin

‘65,000 years of wisdom’: SA makes history with first state-based Voice

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas is eager to include Indigenous knowledge in policy discussions and decisions. Photo: AAP

South Australia has become the first state to allow an Indigenous voice to parliament with Premier Peter Malinauskas declaring it the most powerful show of respect towards Australia’s First Nations people.

The Labor government’s legislation passed the House of Assembly in a special sitting on Sunday and was immediately proclaimed by Governor Frances Adamson in a rare public ceremony in front of a cheering crowd who gathered to watch the proceedings outside parliament house in Adelaide.

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