Linda Burney tells Peter Dutton to be ‘on the right side of history’ regarding voice to parliament

New minister for Indigenous Australians says after a decade of divisive political discourse this is an opportunity for unity and for leadership'

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The incoming minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, has urged the new opposition leader to return to the right side of history" by offering bipartisan support for enshrining an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution.

Burney said on Tuesday there was no shame" in learning from history and the forthcoming proposal was an opportunity for Peter Dutton to show his much-talked-about different side".