The party instead wants tocreate a Truth and Justice Commission to oversee a truth-telling process,and then oversee a treaty-making process that would lead to the creation of a Voice.
During his address at the National Press Club on Wednesday,Bandt stood by his party’s stance.
“We need a process of truth-telling in this country because otherwise,we’re going to continue to repeat the mistakes and the violence of the past,” he said.
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“If we really want success to happen it's a mistake to do it in any other order,we need to do it in that order where we tell the truth,then strike a treaty,and that will put us in the best position for reforms like the Voice to succeed.”
Should it win the election,the Coalition plans to legislate Voice bodies,starting with 35 local and regional ones across the country,and itput aside $31.8m in the budget next financial year for their creation.
Labor has instead pledged to hold a referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the constitution.