The Voice: Treaty, Truth Telling and the Role of the Makarrata Commission By Peter West

Here is some first-hand material from The Australian on the fact that a treaty is an essential part of the Voice, and if it is passed, will be the next step. Every voter needs to know that this is not a symbolic gesture from the heart as the prime minister tells us, but the most profound and significant change to Australia’s legal frame work since federation. And, the elites want to sneak all this in under the radar, as usual. Don’t let them!

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/hero/treaty-and-truthtelling-explained-in-the-context-of-the-indigenous-voice-to-parliament/news-story/76d8fbb87ab5730533a5236be67d61aa

“The Uluru Statement from the Heart’s Indigenous authors have named treaty as a crucial second step — but what does that actually mean?”

“Treaty is the second step in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the landmark 2017 document that about 1200 Indigenous people helped to create. The statement is often summarised in three words: voice, treaty, truth. Therefore, it seems reasonable to say that Anthony Albanese promised a treaty between the Commonwealth and Indigenous people in his election night victory speech in 2022 when he said: “on behalf of the Australian Labor Party, I commit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full”.

“What is the Makarrata Commission?

The Uluru Statement says: “We seek a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of agreement-making between governments and First Nations and truth telling about our history”. What we do know is that the government has committed $5.8 million towards the establishment of a Makarrata Commission that would oversee treaties across the Federation. This could mean at a state, territory or federal level.”