Greens First Nations advisory group told party it could not say no to voice

Exclusive: Advice was taken despite Lidia Thorpe’s objections but Adam Bandt says he still believes a treaty should come first

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Greens leader Adam Bandt has implored members to stick with them in the wake of Lidia Thorpe’s resignation, revealing their First Nations advisory group’s counsel is that the party “cannot say no” to the voice to parliament despite Thorpe’s own objections.

The federal Greens’ decision to campaign for the voice comes after they secured guarantees on funding for the truth and treaty elements of the Uluru statement. But one elected Greens member has already quit the party in the wake of Thorpe’s departure, claiming Bandt had adopted a “contradictory policy position” and undermined their former colleague.

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