Claims ALP is backing off from regional voices a ‘figment’ of Peter Dutton’s imagination, Pat Dodson says

Special envoy for reconciliation, Pat Dodson: ‘All that detail and valuable work will be taken on board when it is relevant and that will be post-referendum.’ Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

Peter Dutton’s claim that Labor is backing away from local and regional Indigenous voices in addition to a national voice is a “figment of his imagination”, Pat Dodson says.

The special envoy for reconciliation and implementing the Uluru statement from the heart has rejected the opposition leader’s claim on Monday, as he and prime minister Anthony Albanese strengthened their rhetoric against “disinformation” about the voice.