Premier David Crisafulli had announced he would axe the path to treaty and truth-telling after winning the October 26 election but indicated it was not a top priority.
The trust of Indigenous people has been lost, advocates say, after laws scrapping a path to treaty process were fast-tracked. The Queensland government is accused of pushing through the legislation on Thursday without consultation despite vowing to treat Indigenous people with dignity and respect. Queensland Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry chair Josh Creamer said the state government snuck the bill "through the back door". He said he was notified of the laws via email.
Instead, he said he received an email notifying him the bill would be introduced on Thursday. "I would have thought at least, at the very limited basis, a phone call and a meeting," Mr Creamer said. "I wasn't asking for much - just certainty, a timeline, ultimately a decision for them to appeal. "But not being able to do that, and the way that this has been done today, no forewarning to the inquiry ... it's really disappointing.
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