Creating Indigenous Body in Parliament Risks Dividing Australians on Race: One Nation Leader

Senator Pauline Hanson speaks as Senators Malcolm Roberts (top left) and Stirling Griff (top right) look on during debate of the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2021 in the Senate at Parliament House on March 18, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. Senator Stirling Griff has issued a statement confirming that Centre Alliance only supports changes to casuals provisions and wage theft and will not support the rest of the Industrial Relations omnibus bill. Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images

One Nation party will vote against entrenching the Indigenous voice in parliament in the upcoming referendum, with its leader arguing the proposal does not address real Indigenous disadvantages while risking dividing Australians on race.

Queensland Senator Pauline Hanson compared the Indigenous Voice to “apartheid” because it gives a minority of people more political power than the majority based on race.