On the eve of the Queensland election, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advocates and mayors are calling for policy based in evidence not slogans.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will continue to tell the truth regardless of which political party wins Queensland's election, Indigenous leaders have vowed. If elected on Saturday, the Liberal National Party says it will scrap the Queensland Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry, which recently marked 100 days, and has also made youth justice a feature of their pitch to voters. The Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry is planning to visit Cherbourg in November.
" Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Comissioner Katie Kiss told NITV that Australia is at a dangerous point, with all jurisdictions creating significant issues by breaching human rights, including protections against torture and inhumane and degrading treatment. "The slogans that are being portrayed in Queensland are about winning elections, they're not about protecting children or about protecting the community," she said.
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