南澳大利亚州政府将在未来数月内建立原住民真相委员会，并投入850万澳元用于真相讲述进程。[1]州代理总理凯亚姆·马赫表示，"这是我们七年前在南澳承诺要做的事情，我们将兑现这一承诺。"[1]这项倡议源自2019年的承诺，早于2023年10月的联邦全民公投进行。[1]
该计划是南澳对《乌鲁鲁心声宣言》做出响应的第二阶段工作，同时将为可能的州条约提供建议。[1]南澳已在2023年全民公投前立法建立了自己的州级发言权机制。[1]全民公投中，超过60%的澳大利亚人反对建立联邦原住民议会发言权。[1]在澳大利亚各州中，南澳在该议程上的进展排名第二，仅次于维多利亚州。[1]维多利亚州已于2025年5月开始实施澳大利亚首个条约。[1]昆士兰州在2024年末废除了其《通往条约之路》法律，北领地政府在2025年初放弃了其长期条约进程。[1]
South Australia is moving forward with the establishment of an Indigenous truth-telling commission in the coming months, allocating $8.5 million towards a truth-telling process and to provide advice on a potential state treaty.[1] Acting Premier Kyam Maher framed the initiative as fulfilling a commitment made seven years ago, stating: "This is about something we committed seven years ago to do in South Australia, and we will take that commitment."[1]
The announcement represents the second phase of South Australia's response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart, positioning the state as the second-fastest moving jurisdiction in Australia on this agenda.[1] The funding commitment dates back to 2019, predating the October 2023 federal referendum in which over 60 percent of Australians rejected the establishment of a federal Indigenous voice to Parliament.[1] South Australia had already legislated its own state-level voice prior to the referendum.[1]
The state's pursuit of treaty negotiations and truth-telling mechanisms contrasts with mixed progress elsewhere in Australia. Victoria is set to implement Australia's first treaty process beginning in May 2025, while Queensland repealed its "Path to Treaty" legislation in late 2024, and the Northern Territory government abandoned its long-standing treaty process in early 2025.[1]