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Rudi Maxwell

'Do not let them divide us' - Burney's impassioned plea

Minister Linda Burney (right) and Indigenous elder Aunty Matilda House at the National Press Club. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney has accused the 'no' campaign of using tactics pioneered by former US president Donald Trump to divide this nation over the voice referendum.

During an emotional address at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday, Ms Burney, a Wiradjuri woman, outlined why she believes a voice will make practical differences to the lives of Indigenous people and why constitutional recognition is unfinished business.

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