Bill Shorten: Abbott cared more than Turnbull about Indigenous recognition

Labor leader says the public has a greater ability to adapt to cultural change than given credit for

Bill Shorten has said the Liberal party is not giving the same level of attention to the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians as it did when Tony Abbott led the party.

The Labor leader also dismissed criticism he was pushing for too many cultural changes at once, saying Australians had a greater ability to adapt to change than people thought.