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The voice will grant...: The voice will grant paramount rights favouring Indigenous people that would breach discrimination laws in normal circumstances. The claim the voice will grant paramount rights favouring Indigenous people that would breach discrimination laws in normal circumstances is false. Experts told AAP FactCheck the proposal does not confer paramount rights and would not restrict, or change the rights of anyone who is not Indigenous. Additionally, they said that there is nothing about the voice proposal that would amount to a breach of domestic discrimination laws and international conventions. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)