The Greens’ Sarah Hanson-Young backs voice yes campaign as Lidia Thorpe again criticises it
South Australian senator says party will work to get all elements of the Uluru statement delivered, including treaty and truth-telling
With just weeks before the Greens are set to decide their position on a voice to parliament, senator Sarah Hanson-Young has emphasised her support for the yes campaign while the First Nations spokeswoman, Lidia Thorpe, has again criticised the idea.
The South Australian Greens have unanimously agreed to support the referendum and vote yes to enshrining a First Nations voice in the constitution. The federal party broadly supports the voice to parliament, but wants progress on all elements of the Uluru statement from the heart, including treaty and truth-telling.
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