Aboriginal leaders have left a meeting with Premier Jeremy Rockliff feeling “confident” that a treaty process for Tasmania is back on the table.
The development comes after three days of protests outside Parliament House, where dozens of Aboriginal Tasmanians and supporters camped on the lawn.
“We’ve come out of the meeting feeling confident that a process for treaty has been put back on the table as a result of our recent actions,” Nala Mansell from the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre told 7 Tasmania.
“We feel that we have had our concerns heard by the Premier and he has committed to meeting with us to continue the discussions about what a process would look like.”
Mansell warned that the camp will return if the Premier doesn’t follow through with legislating a treaty process.
“We won’t be going away … Aboriginal people need to be made one of his priorities,” they said.
The Premier said he appreciated the opportunity to meet with the representatives of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre.
He said he intends to keep ‘engaging constructively’ on the issues raised.
