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NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles pressures Country Liberals on Voice to Parliament before Arafura by-election

NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles (left) is pushing for the CLP, led by Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro, to support a motion backing the Voice to Parliament. (ABC News)

The Northern Territory's opposition will abstain from a motion expressing support for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, which the government has brought forward ahead of the upcoming Arafura by-election.

It follows the party's federal senator, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, previously indicating to the ABC's 7.30 the CLP would come out in opposition to the Voice.

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