Malcolm Turnbull was disrespectful, dismissive, and “elaborately dishonest” about Indigenous recognition during Monday’s Q&A appearance, a range of critics have said.

Turnbull was combative during his solo appearance on the ABC’s penultimate Q&A episode for the year, particularly when questioned about why he rejected the voice to parliament proposal put forward by the Referendum Council and the Uluru conference.

Audience member Teela Reid, a Wiradjuri & Wailwan woman and lawyer who was part of the constitutional dialogue process, said the government gave Indigenous people the opportunity to tell it what they thought meaningful recognition was …

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