Australia's NIAA reduces Makarrata Commission staff, following Voice to Parliament referendum failure.
Australia's National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) reduced staff working on a national commission for truth-telling and treaty from three to half a full-time equivalent between September 2023 and May 2024, according to agency documents. The move follows the failure of Australia's Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum and pressure on Labor to set up a Makarrata Commission for agreement-making between the government and First Nations peoples. The Albanese government committed $7.8 million in 2022 to commence work on Makarrata.
July 07, 2024
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