Mourning Queen has brought ‘painful reminder’ of Australia’s colonisation, Linda Burney says

Indigenous minister says swirling emotions' have included respect for monarch and memories of past discrimination

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The mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II has been a difficult and painful reminder of the impact of colonisation" for many First Nations people, says the minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney.

The Queen's relationship with Indigenous Australians reflects both how far we have come and how far we still have to go," Burney said in a condolence motion in the House of Representatives, adding that it showed the need to progress towards a referendum on the voice to parliament.

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