Inquiry Into Indigenous Truth and Justice Begins

Greens MPs say the move was a response to the failed Voice referendum in Australia.

Senator Dorinda Cox is seen in Perth, Australia, on Oct. 31, 2022. Matt Jelonek/Getty Images

The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has begun its inquiry into the Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024, introduced in the Senate by the Greens’ Yamatji-Noongar Senator Dorinda Cox.

The bill was introduced by the Greens as a reaction to the unsuccessful Voice to Parliament referendum, which sought to establish an Indigenous “Voice” to Australia’s government.