Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he 'doesn’t support” changing the date of Australia Day as Australians should be “uniting not dividing” on the day.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he “doesn’t support” changing the date of Australia Day as Australians should be “uniting not dividing” on the day.
“We’ve got a very proud Indigenous heritage, English heritage and multicultural heritage,” Mr Dutton said in a press conference on Monday. “We don’t need to tear down one part of our history to build up the other – let’s work together as a nation, make sure we respect the good and the bad of our history.
“Let’s make sure that we work together to have a great future for what I think is the greatest country in the world.”
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