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The Palmer United Party senator is calling for indigenous political representation to reflect the population.
Indigenous Australians make up about four per cent of the population, equating to nine of the 226 seats in both houses of parliament.
Senator Lambie, who spoke of her Aboriginal heritage in her maiden speech to parliament, said the call for an agreed upon time frame from Mr Abbott was “absolutely rubbish”.
“I don’t want to hear the prime minister’s excuses,” she said.
“… He’s got enough staff up there to make this happen."
Addressing media on Monday, Senator Lambie also criticised Mr Abbott for the period taken to address constitutional recognition for Australia’s Indigenous people.
“This has been going on for years and years and years,” she said. "I don’t know why he’s stalling on this.”
The Tasmanian senator has previously cited New Zealand's Maori seats in parliament as evidence the policy would work.
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