LNP’s cold political calculation dares Annastacia Palaszczuk to make treaty an election issue

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk can either back away from treaty while blaming the LNP for the failure, or progress the work while trying to keep the issue away from the election. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

In the Queensland parliament in May, Annastacia Palaszczuk spoke bluntly about “uncomfortable truths”.

“Each generation is called to make its mark on its age,” Palaszczuk said. “A treaty with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is ours.