The path to truth-telling in Australia is thorny and long. But there is some ground for hope | Mark McKenna

There is undeniable evidence that the nation has turned away from the three core principles of the Uluru statement from the heart: voice, treaty, truth.

Since the defeat of the voice referendum, the government has made it clear that it is walking back from the prime minister’s commitment to implement Uluru statements “in full” The government has also withdrawn the $ 20 m previously allocated in the federal budget for a Makarrata commission that would have overseen treaty making and a national truth-telling commission.

Peter Dutton and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price have been emboldened by the referendum result.

Dutton has sought to continue the divisive politics he used so successfully in.

Mark McKenna says it's tempting to abandon the federal arena altogether when it comes to truth-telling and treaty.

We need only listen to the voices of Indigenous people recorded in the Uluru Dialogues to understand the importance of truth telling for First Nations people.

McKenna : Only a federal stage carries the capacity for lasting impact, as Kevin Rudd's apology to the Stolen Generations demonstrated.