Original article by Sarah Ison, Rosie Lewis
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 2-Aug-23
The federal government is under growing scrutiny over its policy agenda if the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament succeeds. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently stated that the voice is not about a treaty with Indigenous Australians. However, Labor’s latest draft national policy platform states that the party supports all elements of the Uluru Statement from the Heart – including a Makarrata commission for agreement-making – in the current term of government. An earlier draft did not include any time frame or a specific reference to the Makarrata commission. Opposition leader Peter Dutton says Labor will have to implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full, given that Albanese has committed to doing so at least 34 times.
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