Treaty backflip 'kick in guts' for Indigenous leader

Qld opposition leader David Crisafulli has dismayed Indigenous groups, by reversing on a treaty. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Deflated by the referendum result, a Queensland Indigenous leader has described the state opposition's treaty backflip just days later as a "kick in the guts".

The body behind the path to treaty has also taken aim at Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli, saying his decision to pull his support "displays a weakness in leadership".