Albanese says it’s ‘dumb’ to expect change without Indigenous voice in talkback radio clash

Anthony Albanese spoke to Ben Fordham on 2GB, saying ‘we can’t just be doing things the same way and expect different results’. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Anthony Albanese has branded it “dumb” to suggest outcomes for Indigenous Australians can improve without a voice to parliament in the constitution, muscling up to conservative critics of the referendum proposal.

The prime minister made the comment in a testy interview on 2GB Radio, warning that media have a responsibility not to “raise red herrings” and urging Australians to read about the actual question for themselves.