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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos, Tamsin Rose, Tory Shepherd and Andrew Messenger

Australian states to push ahead with voice and treaty processes in absence of federal body

Rueben Berg (right) and Aunty Esme Bamblett
Members of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Rueben Berg (right) and Aunty Esme Bamblett say they hope other states move ahead with their own voice, treaty and truth-telling processes. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Australian states have vowed to press ahead with their own work to implement the Uluru statement from the heart’s three requests – voice, treaty and truth – despite the results of Saturday’s federal referendum.

Victoria, Queensland and South Australia have already begun implementing different parts of the statement, with the former the most advanced, having actioned all three elements.

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