Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney has been caught in a candid exchange with New South Wales Premier Chris Minns sharing how she felt the last fortnight of debate around the Voice referendum had become “unbelievably racist”.
Ms Burney’s comments were captured on the hot mic while she was out on the streets of Kogarah on Friday morning campaigning for the Yes campaign.
It is unclear whether she was referring to the opposition, but the sentiments were most likely directed towards the No camp after she was repeatedly pressured in Question Time this week to provide more detail on the constitutional amendment.
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