NDIS and Government Services Minister Bill Shorten says the Indigenous representation and referendum process didn’t just start “yesterday” but has been coming for many years.
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“This process hasn’t just started yesterday, I remember attending a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Abbott – that’s going back several Prime Ministers – with Indigenous leaders to talk about referendum change, constitutional recognition,” Mr Shorten told Sky News Australia.“I think this issue’s got to be above politics, it’s about constitutional recognition of our first Australians.”
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