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OPINION: Economic partnership or political theatre? Government’s Garma plan questioned amid worsening outcomes
As Garma Festival continues in northeast Arnhem Land, it is once again the stage...
Reece Harley 2 Aug 2025
“Beads and trinkets”– Lidia Thorpe slams Prime Minister’s “exercise in optics” at Garma
Independent Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe has slammed Anthony Albanese's "annua...
Giovanni Torre 2 Aug 2025
New United Nations Indigenous report marks "a historic shift"
This month, the United Nations published a landmark report that I had the honour...
Jesse J. Fleay 1 Jul 2025
McCarthy signals openness to Truth-telling and Treaty in Labor’s second term
Minister for Indigenous Australians, Malarndirri McCarthy, has refused to rule o...
Dechlan Brennan 30 May 2025
Labor needs to move beyond the false framing of ‘symbolic’ and ‘practical’ reconciliation
In the 1990s, then Prime Minister John Howard, in an attempt to avoid apologisin...
St Vincent de Paul Society urges Albanese government to take "national approach" to truth-telling

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 26, 2025
Mansell calls for resurrection of national Treaty talks following Labor’s landslide win

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.

Callan Morse Callan Morse May 9, 2025
We deserve better than what the major parties have to offer

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...

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Lidia Thorpe Apr 30, 2025
Government still backs "principles of Uluru Statement", Minister says when quizzed on national Truth-telling

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".

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 8, 2024
Victorian organisations reaffirm commitment to Treaty and Truth-telling on referendum anniversary

Leading Victorian Indigenous organisations have commemorated the anniversary of the Voice to Parliament referendum defeat, noting the outcome remains "very fresh and raw".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 14, 2024
Malarndirri McCarthy confirms Treaty, truth-telling will not be revived before next federal election

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 2, 2024
FactCheck: PM denies past Makarrata Commission proposal

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...

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Soofia Tariq Aug 12, 2024
Lidia Thorpe accuses Labor of "double-speak" over support of truth-telling commission

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2024
Government claims Uluru Statement is a guiding force, but prospects drift for truth and treaty

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.

Malarndirri McCarthy says PM's comments on Makarrata taken further than intended

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 5, 2024
No Makarrata commission to be set up as PM seemingly discards election promise

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 5, 2024
National Indigenous truth-telling commission to be reviewed by MPs

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.

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Dominic Giannini Jul 4, 2024
Greens to push for establishing a national Makarrata truth and justice commission

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 1, 2024
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