‘We forgive, but never forget’: yes campaigner Rachel Perkins responds to Warren Mundine on Uluru statement

The Kalkadoon and Arrernte filmmaker speaks to Full Story podcast after prominent voice opponent campaign leader labelled statement a ‘symbolic declaration of war’

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Yes23 co-chair Rachel Perkins has argued opponents of the voice are “doing their best to create division” after Warren Mundine claimed the Uluru statement from the heart was a “symbolic declaration of war”.

Mundine, a spokesperson for the no campaign, made the controversial comments on Tuesday as he addressed the National Press Club in Canberra, arguing the Uluru statement “couldn’t be further from the idea of reconciliation”.

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