Exclusive: Johns, who is facing calls to resign, also described the National Indigenous Australians Agency as a ‘shadow government’
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The prominent voice to parliament opponent Gary Johns called the idea of a treaty “nonsense” and an “evil” that opponents “should fight”, in comments that contradict his no campaign colleague Warren Mundine.
Johns, a director of the Australians for Unity organisation leading the no campaign, also referred to the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) as a “shadow government” and alleged some Aboriginal leaders had tried “to oversell a conflict in order to gain reparations”, in an online interview.
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