South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says he hopes the state’s vote to Parliament can result in “practical change” to ensure a “very heavy investment” is made in Aboriginal affairs. Mr Malinauskas says South Australia’s Voice to Parliament is “fundamentally different” to what was proposed “at the federal level” in the form of the Voice referendum. “A lot of the discussion around National Voice has been about whether or not that should be enshrined in a constitutional amendment,” Malinauskas told Sky News presenter Caleb Bond. “We went to our March election less than two years ago on a bipartisan platform, with the Liberal Party here in South Australia proposing a vote to Parliament that is not enshrined in the Constitution…that’s what we deliver, it’s naturally different. “In the event that for any reason people feel that the state-based Vote is not meeting the mandate… it is subject to change. “That fundamental difference is something that I don’t think will be lost on South Australians. “We hope that what we do here in the state can actually result in practical change, so that the very heavy investments that are being made in Aboriginal affairs actually deliver greater results when it comes to closing the gap and other key metrics.”
<!-- wp:html --><p>South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says he hopes the state’s vote to Parliament can result in “practical change” to ensure a “very heavy investment” is made in Aboriginal affairs. Mr Malinauskas says South Australia’s Voice to Parliament is “fundamentally different” to what was proposed “at the federal level” in the form of the Voice referendum. “A lot of the discussion around National Voice has been about whether or not that should be enshrined in a constitutional amendment,” Malinauskas told Sky News presenter Caleb Bond. “We went to our March election less than two years ago on a bipartisan platform, with the Liberal Party here in South Australia proposing a vote to Parliament that is not enshrined in the Constitution…that’s what we deliver, it’s naturally different. “In the event that for any reason people feel that the state-based Vote is not meeting the mandate… it is subject to change. “That fundamental difference is something that I don’t think will be lost on South Australians. “We hope that what we do here in the state can actually result in practical change, so that the very heavy investments that are being made in Aboriginal affairs actually deliver greater results when it comes to closing the gap and other key metrics.” </p><!-- /wp:html -->