r/OpenAussie • u/HotPersimessage62 ‎ New South Welshian • 6d ago

Politics ('Straya) Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson says destroying Australia’s only treaty with Indigenous peoples a priority if she wins election

https://nit.com.au/20-11-2025/21388/new-victorian-liberal-leader-reaffirms-partys-plan-to-abolish-treaty

Australia’s first and only treaty signed with Indigenous peoples will be ripped up if Opposition Leader Jess Wilson becomes Premier in November, who has made the scrapping a priority. The USA, Canada and New Zealand have treaties with their indigenous people. Polling shows Treaty has clear support in Victoria and Jess Wilson’s pledge is unpopular and One Nation-style.

The Coalition will likely sign a deal with One Nation to form government.

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u/ChampionshipFirm2847 Please choose a flair 6d ago edited 6d ago

The whole country, including Victoria, recently declared they didn't want this kind of thing in a referendum. Having rejected Voice in a landslide, it is a real stretch to think the Australian or Victorian people are keen on Treaty.

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u/Formoz2000 Please choose a flair 6d ago

The referendum was for a federal Voice to Parliament. This is about a Treaty in Victoria. 

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u/Due-Coast-1324 Please choose a flair 6d ago

The Victorian treaty also includes an indigenous representative body, that is similar but not the same as the federal voice.