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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe

Queensland to progress on ‘historic’ Indigenous treaty while pledging new crackdown on youth crime

Annastacia Palaszczuk with Mick Gooda
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with treaty advancement co-chair Mick Gooda before her speech on Wednesday. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has promised to establish a treaty with First Nations people that will address historic injustice, while also vowing a crackdown on youth crime that will see more Indigenous children in detention.

Palaszczuk received a standing ovation for her keynote speech at a Path to Treaty event on Wednesday, at which she promised the “historic” treaty bill would be introduced to state parliament next week.

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