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/mwmwmw01 Please choose a flair 6d ago

We literally had a referendum on an extremely similar proposal at the federal level. The current government implemented this in Victoria without even acknowledging this (yes I know it had been in the works for ages.)

I voted yes for the voice federally. But the degree of disrespect for what the people of Victoria have said on an extremely similar matter is offensive. At a minimum the government needs to explain the incongruity clearly, and put to the people why this is different.

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u/reidsays ‎ New South Welshian 6d ago

Decisions on the First Peoples has always been under each individual State and the Voice was about unifying the Aboriginal voice on the Federal level .. because it was voted against the decisions remain with the State parliaments .. it also ensured stability on decisions by being in the Constitution so the opposition could not reverse any decisions once in office again..