Aboriginal Affairs Minister Urges Queensland to Hit the Brakes on Axing Truth-Telling Inquiry

Indigenous Minister Malarndirri McCarthy has suggested the Queensland government ‘hold your horses.’

A woman walks past posters advocating for an Aboriginal voice and treaty ahead of an upcoming referendum in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 30, 2023. William West/AFP via Getty Images

The “decent and fair” thing for the Queensland government to do would be to allow the state’s Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry to finish its work and produce its report, the federal Labor Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy has said.

Incoming Premier David Crisafulli went into the election promising to abolish the commission responsible for the Inquiry, and earlier this week made the announcement that his government would do so.