Queensland’s LNP government has been accused of having a secret agenda – nicknamed “project invisibility” by public servants – that has systematically purged the public sector of First Nations officials, policies and programs.Joshua Creamer, a prominent Indigenous barrister, has accused the government of implementing an “organised strategy” to eliminate, remove and reduce the role of Indigenous people within government.Sign up for the Breaking News Australia emailCreamer was sacked as head of the state’s truth-telling and healing inquiry in the Crisafulli government’s first act in government, on its first general sitting day of parliament.He said the government had removed a string of Aboriginal Queenslanders from state government boards and removed Black voices from government policy-making.Barrister Joshua Creamer. Photograph: Keira Jenkins/AAPCreamer gave several examples, including the removal of contemporary artist Bianca Beetson and musician David Williams from the boards of state cultural organisations, the resignation of prominent barrister Avelina Tarrago from the Legal Aid Board, and the appointment of Darren Robinson, a former detective who was criticised for his role in investigating the 2004 Aboriginal death in custody on Palm Island.Since the LNP came to power:
‘Project invisibility’: Queensland government accused of operating secret agenda to purge Indigenous representation
Barrister accuses David Crisafulli of an ‘organised strategy’ to eliminate, remove and reduce the role of First Nations people in public sector
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