Opposition leader says symbolic recognition in constitution is still Coalition policy but it will be ‘some time’ before a new referendum
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Peter Dutton says it is still Coalition policy to symbolically recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution – less than 24 hours after he declared the promise was under review and voters were “over” referendums.
Labor’s Indigenous policy was also unclear on Tuesday after the deputy prime minister, Richard Marles, endorsed “closing the gap” and “reconciliation” without recommitting to truth telling and treaties, the remaining elements of the Uluru statement from the heart.
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