Labor's republic plan described as a 'slap in the face' for Indigenous Australians

Thomas Mayor says reconciliation with Indigenous Australians must take priority over a republic

Labor’s $160m plan to ask Australians to vote “yes” or “no” to becoming a republic has been met with strong criticism from Indigenous people campaigning for constitutional change to recognise first peoples.

Labor announced on the weekend that, if elected, it will commit to holding a public ballot on the republic in its first term of government.

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