Queensland treaty appears doomed as Annastacia Palaszczuk makes it contingent on LNP support

Path to Treaty laws passed with bipartisan support five months ago would be ripped up by an LNP government, opposition leader says

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Hopes of a treaty with First Nations people in Queensland appear doomed, with the opposition pledging to repeal existing legislation and the premier saying it needs bipartisan support to proceed.

Annastacia Palaszczuk’s comments came in response to a spectacular backflip by the Liberal National party leader, David Crisafulli, who on Thursday withdrew his party’s support for treaty, five months after voting for it.

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