Exclusive: Indigenous leader Marcus Stewart says ‘more need than ever’ for Makarrata commission after referendum highlights disparities
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The federal government should press on with the stalled Makarrata commission to oversee treaty and truth-telling processes with Indigenous Australians, a key adviser on the voice referendum says, adding there is “more need than ever” for such progress after the defeat of the October vote.
Marcus Stewart, a former co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, said the unsuccessful referendum campaign had highlighted the gaping disparities in health and social outcomes for Indigenous people. He said the renewed focus on those shortfalls should encourage federal and state governments to continue moving forward on treaty and truth – and to bring both yes and no voters with them.
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