Western Australia Labor Senator Pat Dodson has excoriated the government for rejecting a motion to establish a Truth-Telling inquiry, as called for in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
On Tuesday, Liberal MP s turned down the motion, arguing such a process was a matter for respective state and territory governments.
Senator Dodson was not sparing in his criticism of the government s position. It’s a cop-out, a sham, and it’s a lie,” he said. “They ought to own up to the Australian people that they haven’t got the guts to really face the truth of how our settlement narrative really should be told.”