![]() “But having said that, I think the future of this once it’s stood up is going to be in our hands for once. “I don’t want to criticise people but we gave stuff to the minister last June about the appointment process, and here we are, the middle of February and we still don’t have it. Gooda said it will be so complex to negotiate agreements it might be a decade before the first treaties are signed, but the earlier started the better. “We’ve always taken the view, the longer the institute and inquiry is running before the election – and I think they’ve got to have some runs on the board by October – the harder it becomes to dismantle,” he said. Gooda said the treaty and truth process needs to get “runs on the board” and demonstrate its usefulness before the October state election. The interim body made its recommendations in June last year – but they have yet to be acted on, he said. In response to a question after the speech, Gooda complained the state government was moving too slowly as well. ![]() “I have heard of vague rumours that some local/regional structure will be established, we have heard the prime minister’s close the gap statement last week about more jobs in remote Australia and a revamped CDP but what we are not seeing is a narrative, a vision of where we go to from here.” Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “It’s almost as if some form of paralysis has taken over. “Four months after the referendum and at the federal level things seem to have come to a complete standstill,” Gooda’s speech said. All but four state MPs voted for the treaty bill in May, including the entire LNP opposition. ![]() He also contrasted a lack of action at the commonwealth level with progress at the state level, thanks to a legislated compromise option in Queensland, based on bipartisanship. 'We have to listen': PM speaks on anniversary of apology to stolen generations – video
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