Queensland LNP Strikes Indigenous Councils Accord, Promises Direct Access to Ministers

The move has been likened to ‘The Voice’ proposal.

Demonstrators attend a Black Lives Matter protest to express solidarity with US protestors at King George Square in Brisbane, Australia on June 6, 2020. Patrick Hamilton/AFP via Getty Images

The Queensland LNP government has signed an “Indigenous Councils Leaders Accord” with 17 Aboriginal local government areas across the state.

The agreement was officially sealed at the Local Government Association of Queensland’s Indigenous Leaders Forum in Brisbane on Oct. 20.