Labor may have started its parliamentary term with Indigenous Affairs policy front and centre — but how prominent will issues around Indigenous Affairs feature in this election?

The Prime Minister last week appeared to confirm that funding set aside for a Makarrata Commission had been redirected. Under Labor's original election promise, the commission was to guide the second and third steps in the Uluru Statement — truth-telling and treaty-making.

• Guest: Linda Burney, former Minister for Indigenous Australians