Thursday 10 November 2022 10:53 PM Jacinta Price tells Penny Wong Australia does not need a First Nations ... trends now
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Senator Jacinta Price has called out plans to appoint a First Nations foreign ambassador, arguing the role will only cause further divisions.
In Senate Estimates on Thursday, Senator Price told Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong that she found the role 'divisive' as someone with Indigenous heritage.
She accused the Labor government of concocting the role as part of an international PR stunt amid the debate over the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Ms Wong vehemently denied the role would segregate First Nations people.
Senator Jacinta Price (pictured in September) has furiously rejected plans to appoint a First Nations foreign ambassador, arguing the role will only cause further divisions
'I reject that. It's not about segregation. It's about inclusion. And a place in our international story that we have not told,' she said.
'I think in the world telling the full story of who we are is a good