Jacinta Price

The Indigenous senator's first speech to parliament underscored the challenge for the government, which wants to hold a referendum on an Indigenous Voice ...

I am proud to be part of a government which is going to take long-overdue action on this front”. “My pride in commencing my formal role in this House of Representatives is tinged with sadness. Price is one of 11 Indigenous Australians in the 47th parliament, the most diverse in the nation’s history. “We carry this because we haven’t been able to reconcile, and we haven’t been able to reconcile, because we’ve skipped a critical step as a nation – telling the truth,” she said. A Voice would operate as an advisory body to parliamentarians, enabling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to provide advice on laws and policies that impact them. Her views could be influential inside the Coalition partyroom, where there is no consensus position.

Wearing a traditional headdress, Senator Price used her maiden speech to Parliament to oppose the government's key Indigenous policies.

'It's why I ask everyone in this place and beyond to consider carefully how you talk about First Nations people… We don't want to see all these all these symbolic gestures. Senator Price unsuccessfully ran for election to the seat of Lingiari in 2019 but made it into Parliament this time second on the ticket for the CLP in the NT. We want to see real action,' she added. Senator Price also dismissed welcome to country ceremonies and acknowledgement of country as a 'reinvention of culture'. Aboriginal Senator Jacinta Price dons a traditional headdress during her maiden speech to parliament as she slams welcome to country ceremonies and 'handouts' being thrown at Indigenous Australians

Country Liberal Party Senator for the Northern Territory Jacinta Price has used her maiden speech to advocate for real change for Indigenous people, ...

Voting would then occur immediately the following morning. I heard the greatest speech in Parliament I’ve been waiting for all my life. The speaker? New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. In her maiden speech, newly elected Senator Jacinta Price has declared her “goal” will be to halt the pointless virtue signalling and to focus on solutions that bring about real change for Indigenous Australians.

Warlpiri-Celtic woman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has panned "virtue signalling" activists who remained silent on the alleged murder-suicide of an Indigenous ...

like every other parliamentarian, through hard work and sheer determination,” she said. I heard the greatest speech in Parliament I’ve been waiting for all my life. The speaker?

Speaking to Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings, the incoming Northern Territory Senator said she lamented the way in which indigenous people were viewed. “The ...

Indigenous Senator Jacinta Price has reflected on her maiden speech where she detailed failings in indigenous policy over successive governments. Senator Jacinta Price reflects on powerful maiden speech “The attempts at putting advisory bodies have failed over the years,” Senator Price said on 6PR Mornings.

Pauline Hanson and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price show how they will take advantage of the attention on the fight for a Voice to Parliament.

The first week of Parliament shows Price and Hanson are all too ready to seize this opportunity. Dr Kurt Sengul is a far right politics and populism researcher who’s written about Hanson. He tweeted: “The media failed this test …” So far, this week shows how those apposed to a Voice to Parliament will try to foil those plans.

Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has vowed to advocate for real issues facing Indigenous Australians, again hitting out at virtue ...

I heard the greatest speech in Parliament I’ve been waiting for all my life. It’s become almost like a throw-away line." The speaker? Stream more on this story and all the latest news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. Senator Price leapt to the defence of Senator Hanson on Thursday as she doubled down on her criticism of "symbolism" and argued the ceremonies became excessive. New to Flash? Try 1 month free.

Pauline Hanson was branded racist by Greens senator Lidia Thorpe, but she has now won backing from new senator Jacinta Price, who said the ceremonies had ...

I extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.' I extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.' The words are: All Australians should be treated equally and the same.' We have to start treating everybody as Australian citizens and have the same standards for everyone. The idea then spread. And we'll never close the gap if we continue down this path. We don't want to see all these all these symbolic gestures. 'I've been feeling this way for a long time,' she said. Indigenous Greens senator Lidia Thorpe called Senator Hanson racist and her actions 'disrespectful' to the Parliament and Aboriginal Australians. A them and us. We want to see real action.

Liberal Senator Jacinta Price has weighed in on the Acknowledgement of Country after Pauline Hanson rejected it. Pauline Hanson stormed out of the Senate ...

It’s become almost like a throw-away line. Pauline Hanson stormed out of the Senate yesterday in protest of the Acknowledgement of Country. Liberal Senator Jacinta Price has weighed in on the Acknowledgement of Country after Pauline Hanson rejected it.

Indigenous Senator Jacinta Price has defended the actions of Pauline Hanson who stormed out of parliament during the Acknowledgement of Country.

It's really nothing to improve the lives of marginalised people," Senator Price added. It’s become almost like a throw-away line." New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Senator Price leapt to the defence of Senator Hanson on Thursday as she doubled down on her criticism of "symbolism" and argued the ceremonies became excessive. Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. Indigenous Senator Jacinta Price has defended the actions of Pauline Hanson who stormed out of parliament during the Acknowledgement of Country.