00:00 Just days after the country rejected the voice referendum, some Indigenous Australians have
00:07 been dealt another blow.
00:09 It was such a kick in the guts.
00:11 It's a feeling of betrayal in some respects.
00:13 Yeah, it's more just, you know, where do we move forward from here?
00:17 My view that to continue down the path to treaty would cause further division.
00:23 About 69% of Queensland voters rejected the voice, but it was overwhelmingly supported
00:28 in some Indigenous communities.
00:31 Mr Crisofulli says having reflected on the result, if the LNP wins government next year,
00:37 it will scrap the laws to set up a truth-telling inquiry and treaty deals with First Nations
00:43 groups.
00:44 I want to do good things for Indigenous Queenslanders.
00:48 I really do.
00:50 And we have to find another way.
00:52 First Nations mayors have called for the LNP leader to reconsider, writing a letter on
00:57 behalf of the state's 17 Indigenous shires and regional councils to express "extreme
01:04 hurt and disappointment.
01:06 This should be a time of healing, not a time to further kick us while we are down."
01:11 This has almost driven the nail into the coffin of Aboriginal people getting out of poverty,
01:16 getting out of watching our people die young from preventable illness.
01:20 The Premier also cast doubt on the future of treaties.
01:24 It's a long way off, and that would require bipartisan support.
01:28 After Anastasia Palaszczuk's comments, a snap Labor Party room meeting was held over the
01:34 phone this afternoon.
01:36 The ABC understands Labor is still committed to the treaty process, but it will be difficult
01:42 without the support of both sides of politics into the future.
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