Liberal MP Matt Kean accuses spokesperson of ‘cowardice’ after CPAC conference comments claimed some people in Indigenous communities live in a ‘stupor’
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Johns, the president of another anti-voice group called Recognise A Better Way – which had been founded by Mundine – claimed some people in Indigenous communities lived in a “stupor” and recommended they “learn English”. “As Dave Price, Jacinta’s dad, has said to me often enough: ‘If you want a voice, learn English. That’s your voice,’” Johns said.
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