MEMBER FOR LINGIARI, MARION SCRYMGOUR: Thank you for coming. It's fantastic to be here with the Federal Health Minister Mark Butler and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health Senator Malarndirri McCarthy. The Medicare Urgent Care Clinic builds on what we've committed to for Central Australia. It's been great not just for our remote clinics, but also to deliver on the Urgent Care Clinic here in Alice Springs. We're standing in front of the facility, we've talked to some of the staff.

GREG JENNETT, HOST: Well, the final parliamentary sitting week before the referendum comes to an end tomorrow, mercifully, some might say perhaps because of that, it has been tetchier than last week was on The Voice, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy has been keeping a watch on it, as she always does, and the most recent flare ups to around professor Langton. Welcome back senator.

GREG JENNETT, HOST: One of four weeks of parliamentary sittings during the voice referendum has now drawn to a close. It hasn't led to too many voice related debates flaring up in the Parliament, but to check in on progress. Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy joined us once again after Question Time wrapped up in the Senate. Malarndirri McCarthy, always good to have you back on the program after a pretty hectic week around the parliament for you senators, let's stop where we always end up anyway, which is on The Voice.

KATIE WOOLF, HOST: Such a busy time, I would imagine, because as we know, the Prime Minister announced the polling day for the Indigenous voice to Parliament referendum. It's happening on October 14th.

ADAM STEER, HOST: Labor Senator Malarndirri McCarthy has been a proponent of the voice. Senator, thanks for your patience this morning and welcome back to the program. How important is this vote to you personally?

RAFAEL EPSTEIN, HOST: How important is this vote to you personally?

NT SENATOR MALARNDIRRI MCCARTHY: Oh, look, it is such an incredible sort of time, I guess. Certainly for myself, my families, you know, and I'm quite excited, you know, with the announcement today and look forward to the next six weeks of reaching out even more to all Australians everywhere in the hopes that we get a yes outcome.

EPSTEIN: Do you think you will?

STEPHANIE BORYS, HOST: The request for a voice to Parliament was outlined in the Uluru Statement from a Heart back in 2017. So six years on, what does this day mean to you?

MARION SCRYMGOUR, MEMBER FOR LINGIARI: Thank you, and I want to thank May and Olivia for the welcome to country. It's always great to be part of being welcomed to other people's country. I think the investment and it is a proud moment to stand here with the Prime Minister, with the Minister for Indigenous Australians, and for the announcement in terms of the biggest investment by any government into the Northern Territory.

GREG JENNETT, HOST: Let's continue with matters involving the Senate, which is already into debate on the bill to alter the Constitution and create the voice referendum, that debate's underway and continues. Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy joins us now in the studio. Welcome back, Senator. Let's start with reference to that exchange we just heard. Were you in the chamber?

The Albanese Labor Government is establishing a new $18 million capital works fund to build new and improve existing boarding facilities in Central Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from remote Northern Territory communities.

The Central Australia Boarding Response Fund comes after the review of boarding school options in Central Australia announced last October by the Federal and Northern Territory governments.