"Labor has shown their true colours as they voted in favour of a...

"Labor has shown their true colours as they voted in favour of a Green’s motion last week to refer the establishment of a Truth and Justice Commission to the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.

Labor’s support of the motion clearly shows the government does not respect the Australian people, despite Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declaring he would do just that in the wake of the failed referendum.

The government should not have supported this motion because it is utterly inconsistent with the position expressed by the Australian people during the Voice referendum.

They have made it clear they will continue with Makarrata, and now support the establishment of a body that will simply divert tax-payer funds that could be used for practical measures to support Indigenous people.

If the government wants truth and justice for Indigenous people, it could start by supporting measures that actually enable Indigenous people to stand on their own two feet.

They wouldn’t have abolished alcohol bans and the cashless debit card -things that actually improve the lives of our most marginalised, in favour of tokenistic bodies that might sound good but achieve nothing."

:Angus Taylor