‘Unending Conflict’: Former Labor Minister Warns of Clash Between ‘The Voice’ and Native Title Holders

‘Unending Conflict’: Former Labor Minister Warns of Clash Between ‘The Voice’ and Native Title Holders
Local children play stick ball on a street in Aurukun, far North Queensland, Cape York, on July 19, 2022. AAP Image/Jono Searle
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Native Title holders are concerned that an Indigenous Voice to Parliament could erode their hard-fought gains, says former Keating Labor government minister Gary Johns.

The now-author on Indigenous affairs and committee member of the No Campaign against The Voice says he has spoken to Aboriginal Native Title holders who are worried a new layer of bureaucracy could conflict with their land rights.