How Peter Dutton blocked Indigenous names for bases
June 6, 2022
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Episode 708 · June 6, 2022
How Peter Dutton blocked Indigenous names for bases
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<p>The new Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, has been keen to say he wants Australians to get to know him better.</p><p>He’s acknowledged making some mistakes in the past, including walking out of the 2008 apology to the Stolen Generation.</p><p>But now, an exclusive report by Karen Middleton has revealed that last year, Peter Dutton intervened to cancel an Australian Defence Force plan to give military bases dual English and Indigenous names.</p><p>Today, chief political correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Karen Middleton on Peter Dutton’s decisions as Defence Minister and what they tell us about his approach to change.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Chief political correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Karen Middleton.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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