Widespread support among candidates running in the ACT election for a stronger and expanded sector of Aboriginal community-controlled organisations in the territory has been welcomed by a national advocacy group.
But Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation said it was disappointing the Canberra Liberals could not provide their policy in time for it to be assessed.
Labor, the Greens, Independents for Canberra and other candidates had responded to the group's request for information about its policies.
The group, known as ANTAR, said the Greens had scored the best, with commitments in most priority areas, followed by ACT Labor.
"Disappointingly, Canberra Liberals told us they could not get their policy to us in time, so we await its release and will rate it then," ANTAR national director Blake Cansdale said.
A spokesman for the Canberra Liberals said: "With still over two weeks to go until the election the Canberra Liberals have a number of policies that are yet to be released including our Indigenous affairs policy that will be announced in the coming days.
Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee has twice needed to defend her party's record on Indigenous affairs during the election campaign.
Ms Lee last week stood by candidate Darren Roberts, who used a nom de plume to endorse Facebook posts that described the Voice referendum as a "sham" and called for a "push back" against Indigenous reconciliation efforts.
The Opposition Leader said Mr Roberts' views were not her own or those of the party and he would remain a Liberal candidate.
Peter Cain, the shadow attorney-general and member for Ginninderra, apologised for a 2002 primary school workbook he wrote which said Aboriginal people had been "blessed" by the arrival of British colonists.
"I wholeheartedly apologise for any offence given," Mr Cain told The Guardian.
"My own understanding of First Nations history and culture has developed considerably in the over two decades since the student workbook was authored and published."
Ms Lee said Mr Cain had obviously matured in the time since he wrote the workbook and the Liberals continued to have a very productive relationship with local Aboriginal community elders and leaders.
"I think that there are many people who probably reflect back on 22 years ago and probably realise that their views on a number of different issues have evolved and changed, and as we grow we tend to mature," she said.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr said the the textbook Mr Cain wrote would give an insight into his right wing views.
"He's not the only one. It's a consistent trend. It is endemic in the party. ... These people hold extreme right-wing views. That's very clear and it's coming to the surface in this campaign," he said on Thursday.
ANTAR's scorecard found Labor's commitments on Aboriginal housing, and justice and incarceration issues, were a "mixed bag". The organisation said Labor needed to commit more on housing and put up more funding to resolve overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system.
The scorecard gave a "thumbs up" to Labor and the Greens for its commitments on the Uluru Statement from the Heart, but said Independents for Canberra's position was a "mixed bag" because it did not offer enough detail.
Mr Cansdale said: "We know many people in the ACT want a future where First Nations people experience equality in life outcomes. We hope the ACT Election Scorecard will be a convenient way for people to compare each party's commitments before the October election."
