Peter Dutton has found praise in an unlikely place after the Labor Indigenous Affairs Minister commended the Liberal leader for his “open mind and open heart” during a recent Voice working group meeting.
Mr Dutton was invited to attend the referendum working group last Thursday after he pitched 15 questions to the government around the Voice to Parliament and its potential structure.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney welcomed Peter Dutton's involvement at the referendum working group meeting at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman “I’ve got some questions we didn’t get to the other day,” Mr Dutton told reports in Canberra on Tuesday The Indigenous Affairs Minister was also pressed on an emerging issue around the scope of the Voice, with concerns being raised on whether the body would have a role advising National Cabinet.
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