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Support for a treaty with First Nations people has slumped while approval for a truth-telling commission has languished after the Voice referendum was defeated.
Only about a third of voters now support these measures, which along with the Voice, were the three pillars of the Uluru Statement from the Heart that the Albanese government had committed to fulfilling.
Backing for the treaty has fallen from 58 per cent in October to 33 per cent this month, according to a Resolve Political Monitor survey done for the Nine News mastheads.
Meanwhile only 34 percent are in favour of a truth-telling body, with 31 per cent opposed and 34 per cent undecided.
This clouds the future of the Makarrata Commission, which is the intended truth-telling body with $5.8 million it allocated to creating it in the 2022 budget.
Support for a Treaty with Indigenous Australians has slumped in the wake of the Voice referendum defeat
Minister for Indigenous Affairs Linda Burney said this week that the government was 'taking the time to pause and to listen to Indigenous communities before we decide on the next steps forward.'
'I have met with my state and territory colleagues and received an update on where each jurisdiction is up to in terms of establishing representative bodies, truth-telling and agreement-making,' Ms Burney said.
In the wake of the resounding defeat of the Voice at the October 14 referendum, where over 60 per cent of voters rejected the proposal, even support for simple constitutional recognition has fallen from 58 per cent to 48 per cent in a month.
Resolve director Jim Reed noted that
