Many Liberals want to walk with Indigenous Australians toward a future that rights the wrongs of the past
From where we sit, it is no longer good enough in 2023 to frown at this problem: we need to move the dial.
There are many Liberals and former Liberals who know in their heart the burning desire to do better, to be better and to walk with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians toward a future that rights the wrongs of the past in a practical and proportionate way. But it is only now – as it becomes clear Australians are open to a new way of addressing the burning injustices against Indigenous people – that we hear dishonest claims which ignore not only fact, but also electoral realities.What has happened already?
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