PM walks 'new path' in tackling Indigenous disadvantage

Anthony Albanese has spoken of a new focus in Indigenous matters and a "new path" forward. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

The federal government has been urged not to throw the baby out with the bathwater after defeat in the Indigenous voice referendum.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken of a new focus for Indigenous affairs and economic empowerment, and a "new path" for tackling dispossession and disadvantage.