Albanese says it’s ‘dumb’ to expect change without Indigenous voice in talkback radio clash

PM tells 2GB radio's Ben Fordham that media have a responsibility not to raise red herrings' after being repeatedly questioned over impacts of voice proposal

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Anthony Albanese has branded it dumb" to suggest outcomes for Indigenous Australians can improve without a voice to parliament in the constitution, muscling up to conservative critics of the referendum proposal.

The prime minister made the comment in a testy interview on 2GB Radio, warning that media have a responsibility not to raise red herrings" and urging Australians to read about the actual question for themselves.

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