Labor is preparing to open a second front in its fight on Indigenous reconciliation, beginning work on a Makarrata commission charged with assessing mistreatment and negotiating a treaty.
, beginning a formal process to secure a treaty and truth-telling mechanism within weeks, despite uncertainty about the Voice to parliament.
Already there is growing concern within Labor about the rollout of the Voice campaign. Some in the government say privately Mr Dutton effectively capitalised on the lack of a settled model for the proposed advisory body over the summer, despite polling showing majority public support more than eight months out from the vote.
The government’s policy is for the development of a national framework for treaty-making, taking into account existing state and territory treaty processes. Beginning the work will also placate some critics of the Voice, including those who insist a treaty must be the first step. New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840. It includes provisions on land ownership, and rights and privileges for citizens., has argued treaty should come before the Voice, also pushing for a stolen generation reparation schemes with payments of $200,000.
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