Makarrata Commission
St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia has urged the federal government to embrace a national approach to truth-telling. On Monday, the eighth anniversary of the issuing of the Uluru Statement and 28...
Following Labor's resounding federal election win, prominent Tasmanian Aboriginal figure Michael Mansell has called on prime minister Anthony Albanese to resurrect national Treaty talks.
As a proud Gunnai, Gunditjmara, and Djab Wurrung woman, I don't believe justice will come from Parliament alone. Real change comes from below— on the ground with our Elders, our communities, our...
Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy told a Senate Estimates hearing on Friday that the government remains "supportive of the principles of Voice Treaty Truth".
Leading Victorian Indigenous organisations have commemorated the anniversary of the Voice to Parliament referendum defeat, noting the outcome remains "very fresh and raw".
Malarndirri McCarthy has confirmed Indigenous truth-telling and treaty in the form of the Makarrata Commission will not be revived federally before the next election.
WHAT WAS CLAIMEDAnthony Albanese did not propose a truth and justice commission as part of Makarrata. OUR VERDICTFalse. Mr Albanese committed to a Makarrata Commission to oversee a national process fo...
Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has criticised the federal government's apparent abandonment of the truth-telling element of the Makarrata commission, arguing the government is engaged in "double-spe...
A formal treaty and Indigenous truth-telling commission have effectively been ruled out by the prime minister but the government says it will still be guided by the ideals of the Uluru Statement.
Newly appointed Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, has downplayed comments made by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese where he seemingly walked away from his commitment to the Mak...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has walked away from his previous commitment to implement a Makarrata commission or institution, saying his government must find a new way to engage with Indigenous com...
A proposal to set up a truth telling commission to examine historical injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is being examined by MPs.
The Greens will attempt to revive the stagnated federal government commitment to truth-telling this week, by pushing the parliament to vote on legislation establishing a Makarrata truth and justice co...