Now he accused the PM of abandoning Indigenous Australians Natassia Chrysanthos July 31, 2026 — 3:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Share A A AKey points Julian Leeser will argue that the Albanese government lost direction on Indigenous affairs following the Voice referendum’s defeat. Julian Leeser quit as the opposition’s spokesman for Indigenous affairs and over his support for the Voice. Indigenous Affairs Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said she was pleased to have met the preschool enrolment target. Leeser has also written to the auditor-general requesting she examines how the National Indigenous Australians Agency – a bugbear of former Indigenous affairs spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price – is administering and co-ordinating federal funding in remote communities.