In this Queensland (Qld) Election Scorecard, ANTAR together with our Affiliate organisation ANTaR Qld has provided a guide to the policies of the Qld Labor Party, the Qld Greens, and the Qld Liberal National Party (LNP) in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs.
In September 2024, ANTAR and ANTaR Qld wrote to the three major political parties contesting the 2024 Qld Election seeking their policies and election commitments relating to:
The parties provided responses to our request for their positions on the issues outlined above and the responses can be read here in full. We have analysed these responses and also drawn on the publicly available policy commitments to inform our analysis and determine our rankings. We have only considered future-facing policy commitments (if elected) rather than past commitments or implementation to ensure a fair assessment.
ANTAR/ANTaR Qld recommends close consideration of the policies of the parties contesting the 2024 Qld Election – and particularly the policies related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. We believe that justice, rights, and respect for the First Nations people of Qld must be a top priority for the next Government.