President of the Legislative Council Terry Stephens and Commissioner for the First Nations Voice Dale Agius brought the bill before the South Australian Governor Frances Adamson for assent on Sunday.
Heaps of people gathered on the steps of the South Australian parliament in Adelaide to witness the bill pass both the lower and upper house despite the rainy weather, waving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags and cheering.
Anthony Albanesehis own speechPeter Malinauskas Guardian Australia#SAVoice the crowd cheers this historic moment, when South Australia’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament gets the final sign off in a special Sunday sitting of parliament pic.twitter.com/GjDfGU46uz
— Candice Prosser (@CandiceProsser) March 26, 2023
“Who knows how we might benefit from drawing on 65,000 years of wisdom.
“I firmly believe that there are more than a few things that this parliament can learn from the longest-living continuous culture that the world has ever seen.”
South Australia has made history – becoming the first State to enact legislation to deliver a First Nations Voice to Parliament. pic.twitter.com/sENiwHeemz
— Peter Malinauskas (@PMalinauskasMP) March 26, 2023
South Australia’s Commissioner for First Nations Voice, Dale Agius, welcomed the bill as a historic win for South Australia.
“For too long our voices have been excluded or dismissed. From today we have the right to be heard, at the highest level of decision-making in this state,” he said, per Guardian Australia.
“After today, more than ever, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South Australia will be able to have their say on the decisions that affect their lives.
“And more importantly, they will have the chance to share with the parliament and the government their aspirations for the future. This is about generational change, to be included and to be heard.”
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