Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out reparations for Indigenous Australians.Credit:Rhett Wyman
The prime minister’s comments are his most direct on the topic to date and will likely disappoint some Indigenous campaigners,such as independent senator Lidia Thorpe,who have called for reparations. Thorpe has links to thePay the Rent movement which asks Australians to donate money as a form of reparations.
In an interview on Tuesday,Melbourne radio host Neil Mitchell asked Albanese:“What about reparations,what about truth-telling ... what is your view on those three things?”
Albanese said it was incorrect to suggest a Yes vote would lead to reparations.
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“What’s not legitimate is to pretend that that is what the referendum is about,” he said.
“There’s nothing in the Uluru Statement about reparations. There is,as in the Uluru Statement from the Heart,there’s truth-telling,well,is anyone actually against telling the truth?
“I don’t support reparations.”