Think Tank Calls for Respectful Debate Around Indigenous Voice Following Attack on Senator’s Views

A child plays at sunset in the Aboriginal community of Mutitjulu, in the shadow of Uluru, in the Northern Territory Jason South/Getty Images

The conservative think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), has called for the debate around the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament to be respectful and constructive.

This comes after Indigenous Voice advocate Noel Pearson told ABC Radio National that the IPA was in part manipulating Indigenous Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Yangapi Nampijinpa Price into a “redneck celebrity vortex” to “punch down” other indigenous Australians. Pearson also said that Price reminded him of outspoken conservative One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson.