Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the Deputy Leader of the Opposition for her rhetoric. Let's be very clear here about what occurred. There was a constitutional convention. There was one established under the former government, in 2017, after a process, under Tony Abbott, to establish a working group who were charged with coming back to the Australian people about what form constitutional recognition should take. That was after John Howard, of course, and every other leader since, promised to promote constitutional recognition. In 2017—

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