Declan Steele

Very strongly agree

Yes, true national reconciliation requires confronting the dark, documented truths of our frontier history

Labor leaders, including Anthony Albanese, have frequently emphasized that national unity requires an honest accounting of Australia's history and colonial past. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

The Labor Party committed to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full, which specifically calls for a Makarrata Commission to oversee truth-telling and treaty-making. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, and this commission must be the first legally binding step toward a formal Indigenous treaty

While Labor supports Treaty and Truth, the party has generally been more cautious regarding the specific legal mechanisms and timelines for a federal treaty process compared to more progressive parties. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, we should focus on closing the gap in Indigenous health and housing rather than relitigating the past

Labor rejects the binary choice between 'Closing the Gap' and truth-telling, arguing that social progress and historical acknowledgement are mutually reinforcing goals. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

Opposing a Makarrata Commission would represent a departure from Labor's stated policy platform and its formal commitment to the 'Truth' pillar of reconciliation. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, this is a divisive exercise designed to instill historical guilt and fracture our national identity

The Labor Party strongly disputes the characterization of truth-telling as a divisive exercise, viewing it instead as a necessary step toward genuine national maturity and healing. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.