Indigenous issues avoided after Voice referendum defeat, MP Andrew Wilkie says [Video]

In a statement published today, a year after 60 per cent of Australians voted against the constitutional amendment, the long-serving MP accused the government of not doing enough to address the issues facing First Nations peoples.

“It’s been one year since the unsuccessful Voice referendum and the federal government still seems to be avoiding Indigenous issues,” Wilkie said.

“Indeed, according to the latest Productivity Commission report, only five of the 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track and some are even going backwards.”

Both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton committed to improving the lives of Indigenous people after last year’s October 14 referendum was defeated.

“A great nation like ours can and must do better for the first Australians,” Albanese said.

“And …