The prime minister is making a ministerial statement to the house, giving the annual update on the Closing the Gap statement.

He includes a reminder that Peter Dutton walked out of the National Apology:

“On Wednesday, it will be 60 years since the start of the Freedom Ride, a bus journey through regional New South Wales opened our eyes wide to the discrimination against indigenous Australians led by Charles Perkins. It was a turning point in our self awareness as a nation. That was the beginning of the possibility of something better. I note that it was controversial at the time.

On Thursday, it will be 17 years since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the apology to the Stolen Generations. Again, that was something, an event that in some people’s minds, was controversial. But one which was, indeed, a moment of unity for the nation. It was a day of catharsis that held the promise of a fresh start.“