Minister warns constitutional push at risk

By Dan Harrison
July 20 2014 - 3:00am
Cautious: Senator Nigel Scullion said a debate over multiculturalism could sink the plan to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Cautious: Senator Nigel Scullion said a debate over multiculturalism could sink the plan to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has warned that the push to recognise the first Australians in the nation's founding document could be derailed if proposals for a constitutional ban on discrimination spark a debate about multiculturalism.

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