Malcolm Turnbull battles Liberal dissent over Indigenous recognition

Cory Bernardi says 'no case has been made' for recognition while James Paterson says there is 'no place for race' in constitution

Malcolm Turnbull is facing a fresh outbreak of internal dissent over the proposal to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution before talks about the referendum on Thursday with the Labor leader, Bill Shorten.

The South Australian Liberal senator Cory Bernardi told Guardian Australia on Wednesday "no case had been made" for recognising Indigenous people in the constitution.