Credit: <\/span>James Whatling\/Parsons Media<\/cite><\/p>\nAppearing as a last-minute speaker at a global gathering of conservatives in England this week, Price said the 60 per cent national vote against the Voice in last month\u2019s referendum marked a turning point in the fight against identity politics.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anybody from any other country would like any tips on how to push back on this ridiculous ideology, we\u2019re all here to help,\u201d she told 1500 delegates at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship\u2019s inaugural conference in London.<\/p>\n
Speaking to this masthead after her speech, Price said that in the lead-up to the referendum, a number of European ambassadors had queried \u201cwhy the hell Australia was creating division\u201d on race, contrary to claims by some former moderates that a defeat would harm Australia\u2019s international reputation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not racists in the eyes of the rest of the world,\u201d she said of the result.<\/p>\n
The first-term Northern Territory Country Liberal senator, who was catapulted into the shadow cabinet in April, acknowledges her swift rise in conservative politics, fuelled by her high-profile opposition to the Voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m aware of my sort of meteoric rise. It\u2019s crazy. I don\u2019t want to get too ahead of myself; I always think you have to prove yourself first,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith my sons, it\u2019s like \u2018mum\u2019s a national hero to others, but she\u2019s just our mum\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if she would like to be Australia\u2019s first Indigenous prime minister \u2013 which would require a move to the lower house and a change of party \u2013 Price said she would take on the responsibility \u201cif I had to, but I\u2019m not trying to get there, I\u2019m just wanting to get the job done as best as I can\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not looking to be elevated in terms of my career \u2013 that\u2019s not why I did this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to be in a position of power so I could be heard for the benefit of amplifying those marginalised voices \u2013 that was always the aim.<\/p>\n
\u201c[But] if that eventuated because of the trajectory I\u2019ve been on, then so be it.\u201d<\/p>\n
For now though, her focus is Indigenous disadvantage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reality is a lot of my family are still marginalised. I attend funerals on a regular basis. There\u2019s always a tragedy when you belong to an Indigenous family and that brings you back down to earth and reminds you where you come from,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Price said if she were minister, she would tackle child sexual abuse in Indigenous communities by allowing children in harm\u2019s way to be removed from their parents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe stigma of the stolen generations suggests we have to leave them in dysfunction so that they remain connected to their culture and their country. But if their culture\u2019s dysfunctional, they\u2019re not actually receiving any sort of cultural upbringing that is enriching for them and their lives,\u201d said the 42-year-old, who wants a royal commission into child sex abuse in Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a conference in Melbourne on Thursday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government would continue to consult on Indigenous policy. He said he believed most Australians wanted action to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage but noted that violence against women and children was not confined to one section of the population.<\/p>\n
Asked if gender issues were important to her politically, Price, who defines herself as a social conservative \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m not a moderate in any way, shape or form\u201d \u2013 nominated women\u2019s rights in sport as an area she plans to tackle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe issue of women \u2026 having to play sport against trans women is a fight I want to take up because that comes down to women\u2019s safety on the sporting field,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, it is about women\u2019s rights, and we haven\u2019t established our rights just for them to be turned back on after all this struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n
While wading into the trans debate didn\u2019t bode well for failed Liberal candidate Katherine Deves at last year\u2019s federal election, Price said: \u201cI don\u2019t see why it should be controversial.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I had daughters I would be really concerned that they had to play AFL against biological men.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s common sense and I don\u2019t shy away from a commonsense argument.\u201d<\/p>\n
Price, a former singer-songwriter, said she once railed against feminism but happily accepts being termed a \u201cpractising feminist\u201d, having helped establish programs such as Desert Divas, which nurtures female Indigenous musical talent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t had our feminist movement as Aboriginal women. We\u2019ve always been told we\u2019ve got to stand by our men for the sake of our rights as a race and that\u2019s always meant we put our rights behind our men,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess I am a feminist in that regard because I\u2019ve always fought for the rights of Aboriginal women but I\u2019m definitely practising because I\u2019d rather just be doing it rather than thinking about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also said she was flexible on issues such as whether Australia should become a republic \u2013 she backs the monarchy for stability but isn\u2019t opposed to change if the time is right.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere might come a day where a republic might be more suited to who we are, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019re there yet as a nation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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