Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Qld Treaty: What you said

No Voice, no Treaty. The stance of many Queenslanders was made clear at the referendum but not everyone got the message. JOIN THE CONVERSATION

No Voice, no Treaty.

The stance of many Queenslanders was made clear on October 14 when the state overwhelming rejected the Voice to Parliament referendum.

It seems many in the state share the same view when it comes to a Treaty with Indigenous Queenslanders.

Despite the defeat of the Voice - and furious debate among readers - Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk vowed to forge carefully ahead on a path to treaty.

Almost 70 per cent of Queenslanders voted No in the nation’s 45th referendum to enshrine an Indigenous Voice in the constitution – significantly higher than the 60 per cent No vote nationally.

Working class and regional electorates held by Queensland Labor MPs such as Ipswich, Logan, Townsville and Cairns were overrun with No ballots, while several progressive inner-city seats in the Greens’ sights voted overwhelmingly Yes – creating headaches for the state government and opposition ahead of next year’s election.

Amid claims Ms Palaszczuk had failed to carry the flame for the Yes cause – apparently due to fears over a crushing defeat – she continued to push ahead with reconciliation.

“Their Voice tells me they’re not ready,” she said.

“I respect that. They never get it wrong.”

Ms Palaszczuk said improving the wellbeing of First Nations peoples would continue to be a priority.

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli also committed to continuing Queensland’s path to treaty and truth-telling if the LNP is elected next October.

However that news sparked furious debate from readers – some insisting there remains better options; others claiming the state’s leaders must be tone-deaf.

Read what you had to say below, cast your vote and join the conversation >>>

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk at a polling booth on Saturday

WHAT YOU SAID

No to Treaty!

Anne

The Queensland public have spoken on Saturday, Anna unless you were distracted. We do not need a treaty. If you put that up as your main plank next year you will be roundly defeated. You do NOT have a mandate for that at all, just because you won last time. We are all equal in this country and state already. Let all look forward to a future together, not backwards. We cannot undo some past injustices but if we keep wailing about them we can never move on. If you keep telling people they are disadvantaged they will never be able to move forwards either or won’t want to.

J&S

When did the Qld public give Qld Labor any such mandate?

Alexis

Tone deaf apparently.

Anthony

Queen Anna keeps on flogging a dead horse. QLD had the largest percentage that voted No and here we go again with this woman going down this road. All I can say is “Out in 24”.

We’ve lost the plot!

Steve

Sadly this Premier refuses to listen to the people

Her defiance is staggering

Perhaps she will listen when the people vote her out of office and we return to a true democracy where the will of the people is paramount

BeverlyHills

She hasn’t got a clue!

ian

WHY??? You do not speak for me or 65% of the state electorate, or nearly 70% of the federal electorate after Saturday. What gives you he right to do this, you clearly do not have a mandate.

Adele

She should take this treaty to the next election and let Queenslanders decide whether we want it or not. Anna has to go.

Nameless

If Annastacia Palaszczuk charges ahead and does this with the usual bull-in-a-China-shop approach that she sues with everything, then this state is screwed. Palaszczuk clearly has no idea how to read the room and has clearly not heard what 70% of Queenslander’s pronounced on Saturday at the referendum. She cannot really be this daft can she?

Eddie

No! What is wrong with these people!

Look at other options

patricia

Premier needs to rethink treaty idea when she has done nothing worthwhile for indigenous before Voice Ask them what is needed not what government may choose to think for them

Matt

Crisafulli and co need their head read. 68% of Qlders vote against a Voice and he wants to proceed with a treaty? Why do these politicians ignore us and keep entertaining pointless rubbish like Treaties? Crisafulli is on another planet if he thinks Pearson and the rest of the taxpayer funded activists are going to accept a treaty without lots of $$ attached. We saw what happened to the last fool who went down the Voice, Truth, Treaty path – does Crissifulli and the LNP want to follow??

Peter

Only one year to the election, roads in qld are a disgrace this govt took 700 million dollars earmarked for these roads out of the last budget, what for a treaty.

Start looking after regional qld NOW.

Stephen

We don’t need anything just treat everyone equal.