Anthony Albanese is warned NOT to set up a Makarrata Commission to oversee truth-telling after The Voice failure

Anthony Albanese and his government have been warned against attempts to set up a 'divisive' body to oversee truth-telling following the failure of the Voice referendum.

A Makarrata Commission, as proposed in the Uluru Declaration from the Heart, would seek a treaty between the federal government and Indigenous Australians.

Makarrata is a Yolngu word that translates as 'a coming together after a battle' and is the concept of bringing 'peace after a dispute'.

Mr Albanese told Parliament on Wednesday that “while we take the time necessary to deliver Makarrata and the truth, treaty work continues at state and territory level.”

But the shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, said the government was “not listening” to Australians and that a Makarrata would be “divisive”.

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (pictured) said the government is 'not listening' to Australians and that a Makarrata would be 'divisive'

Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney told the ABC that “the issue of truth-telling is incredibly important.”

But her predecessor in the role, Ken Wyatt, warned a Makarrata commission would only “antagonize” Australians and sow division.

Mr Wyatt, who resigned from the Liberal Party over its position on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, said such a body was no longer a good idea.

He told The Australian that aAfter the Vote No vote 'you don't want to oppose. “I think the Prime Minister has lost a lot of praise and support because of the failure of the Voice.”

Ms Nampijinpa Price asked: “How long will it take for this government to listen to the Voice referendum result? Australians said no.

“They don't want to be divided like this, but that's what treaties and so-called truth-telling are, divisive,” she told the Herald Sun.

Mr Wyatt was one of the few prominent Conservative politicians to back the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart, but he now believes there will be further repercussions if the Voice is comprehensively defeated in the October 2023 referendum.

He even went so far as to say that there should be “a question mark over Mr. Albanese's leadership.”

Ms Burney said she was speaking to indigenous communities about the referendum result and “what the next steps would be”, but did not indicate when a truth commission might be established or what it would entail.

“I am having discussions with the cabinet about this… the issue of telling the truth is incredibly important,” she said.

'There are many ways in which that can happen, including the school curriculum.

“There's no specific model that I prefer at this point… I'm very open, just as the government is very open, to what it could look like.”

However, Mr. Wyatt said that alone added a truth-telling component to school curricula won't do it'.

Indigenous Australian history is already an important part.

Former Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt (pictured) warned a Makarrata Commission would only 'antagonize' Australians and sow division

“The Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 includes a range of additional content that recognizes the experiences and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,” a spokesperson for the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority said.

'The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History and Culture cross-curriculum priority aims to deepen all students' understanding of the history and culture of First Nations Australians and their knowledge of important aspects of our national history.'

Opposition education spokeswoman Sarah Henderson strongly disagreed with Ms Burney's views, telling the Australian: “Classrooms must remain a place for education, not a forum to promote division and activism.”

Professor Megan Davis, a prominent supporter of the Voice, previously warned against simplistic solutions for dealing with Indigenous Australians.

“We must understand those in power's preference for performative narratives over long-awaited and much-needed structural changes.

“We must understand those in power's preference for performative narratives over long-awaited and much-needed structural changes,” she wrote in The month.