South Australia has become the first in the nation to establish a body composed of Indigenous people to advise the government on Indigenous matters. The center-left Labor government’s bill was passed by the House of Assembly on Sunday and was immediately proclaimed by Governor Frances Adamson in a public ceremony in Adelaide. Premier Peter Malinauskas said that it was a remarkable tragedy that Indigenous people had been left behind for the past 200 years. He added that there are “no more powerful deeds than South Australia becoming the first place in our nation to pass a law enshrining an Indigenous voice to our parliament.” The SA legislation allows for six regions across the state to be established, with each having directly elected representatives. Two members from each group will then form the State First Nations Voice, which can address either house of state parliament on legislation of interest to Aboriginal people. The state government expects the system to be operational by the end of the year.