South Australia has become the first state in the country to establish an Indigenous Voice to Parliament after the passage of the bill in a special sitting yesterday. Premier Peter Malinauskas described the legislation as “momentous” for Indigenous people in the state. The representatives for the South Australian Voice will be elected in the coming months, and it’s expected to be up and running before the end of the year. Attorney-General Kyam Maher said South Oz is leading the nation by empowering Indigenous locals to “speak to the parliament, to speak to the ministers, to speak to the government departments”, which will lead to positive change for the future. Coalition state leader David Speirs and his party didn’t support the legislation because of “flaws” in the model – still, he said he hoped the Voice succeeded. This state-based Voice comes ahead of a referendum to enshrine a federal body in the constitution.