Who is Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price?
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The Unusual Appointment of Senator Nampede Proprise to the Shadow Cabinet
Senator Price has been in parliament for less than a year. She is the first-term Senator without much parliamentary experience. The fact that she's a national and not a liberal also makes it a bit controversial. This takes them over their quota, so that naturally ruffles a few feathers on the Liberal side. There was some speculation around ahead of the appointment that some of this might be taken into account. But he's done that because he says she's the best choice, she's Indigenous, she's high profile, she's articulate, and she can carry the argument on this issue in particular.
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