Makarrata commission has so far spent barely half the $900,000 allocated by Labor, documents show

Exclusive: First look at the truth-telling and treaty-making body’s work comes amid heavy Coalition scrutiny

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The federal Makarrata commission for truth-telling and treaty-making has so far spent just a small amount of the funds it was allocated by the government, newly released documents show, with the body focusing on research and talking with state governments about treaty processes already under way.

It is the first look at the work of the Makarrata commission, a body requested by the Uluru statement from the heart and funded by the federal Labor government in its first budget last year, to oversee processes around treaty and truth-telling.

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