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Labor has pledged to deliver a First Nations foreign policy and appoint an Ambassador for First Nations peoples if elected.

Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced the policy at a National Press Club debate with her Liberal counterpart Marise Payne.

“We tell a more powerful and more persuasive story of Australia when we tell our full story,” Ms Wong said.

“Our modern diversity, and the rich heritage of our First Nations people.

“I am pleased to announce today, that if elected, Labor will deliver a First Nations foreign policy; that weaves the voices and practices of the world’s oldest continuing culture into the way we talk to the world and the work of the Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

“We will appoint an Ambassador for First Nations peoples and we will ensure First Nations peoples have a stronger voice in our engagement with the world and deepening their long-held ties across countries of the Indo-Pacific.”