Peter Dutton has used his experience as a police officer in Indigenous community's to explain why he did not join Kevin Rudd in apologising to the Stolen Generation in 2008. Read more here:
On the 15th anniversary of the national apology, Anthony Albanese has called on all Australians to support the Voice.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on all Australians to support a Voice to Parliament as an opportunity for unity, healing, truth and better outcomes. Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney thanked the opposition leader for his apology and said it was a good thing for people to grow and learn.
It was the first report since the national agreement on Closing the Gap took effect and showed many of the targets were not on track.Shadow attorney-general Julian Leeser said it was a shared Australian failure that measures to close the gap had not worked.
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