Concerns Indigenous Truth-Telling Initiative at Risk Following PM’s Comments

Published on August 5, 2024

Supporters of the promise of a Makarrata Commission fear Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will roll back support for the Indigenous initiative. The term “Makarrata” comes from the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart and refers to a “truth-telling” process and a subsequent treaty between the Australian government and Indigenous people. The “truth-telling” process involves setting up a commission to investigate alleged historical injustices committed against Aboriginal Australians. Late last year, another part of the Uluru Statement—setting up an Indigenous advisory body within the nation’s parliament—was put to a referendum. Yet the constitutional change was voted down with suburban and regional voters choosing overwhelmingly to reject the proposal....

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