PM says he won’t take lectures from Tony Abbott and John Howard after pair claim voice wouldn’t help central Australia
After visiting an early voting centre in Marrickville with his son Nathan by his side, the prime minister also hit back at Tony Abbott and John Howard, who on Saturday claimed the voice would not improve outcomes for Indigenous people in central Australia.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The prime minister said he believed Australians were optimistic and hopeful. “I know that no nation has been lifted up through fear. What lifts a nation up is hope and optimism and a vision for the future moving forward,” he said.He also hit back at comments by former prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott, who on Saturday claimed a voice to parliament would not make a practical difference for Indigenous Australians living in central Australia.
“The Howard government said that the apology for stolen generations would create all these negative repercussions,” he said. “That’s why they couldn’t give an apology.“So I’m not going to take lectures from John Howard who was in office for 12 years, and Tony Abbott, who was the prime minister of this nation as well cut funding for Indigenous programs in his 2014 budget.
Albanese visited Queensland on Friday and said he would visit every other state and territory over the next week before the referendum date on next Saturday.
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