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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Peter Dutton is giving Albanese a lose-lose proposition as his shadow campaign against the Indigenous voice escalates

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton
In Peter Dutton’s framing, there needs to be a government proposal for the Indigenous voice to parliament and Anthony Albanese must own it. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

It seems for opposition leader Peter Dutton “sorry” is not the hardest word but rather “no”.

All summer long Dutton has been peppering the Albanese government with questions and demands relating to the Indigenous voice.

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