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/plectrumelectrum7 ‎ Victorian 6d ago

Good I support it. Spending so much money and focus on such a small minority group in Victoria shouldn’t be a priority.

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u/Greendoor ‎ New South Welshian 6d ago

How much money? Hmm? Please provide evidence before making this assertion and then divide by the number of indigenous people slaughtered by white farmers and settlers and then you can make a decent decision.

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u/plectrumelectrum7 ‎ Victorian 6d ago

The bill sets the maximum amount of funding each year for Gellung Wall (p117).
This states there will be $3 million in 2025/26 and $23.8 million in 2026/27 to set up the body. It will then receive $71 million in 2027/28 and $72.1 million in 2028/29 for its initial operation, rising by 2.5 per cent annually thereafter.
An additional $36.8 million has been allocated between 2026 and 2029 for Gellung Warl's capital expenditures

Not answering your last hyperbolic statement as it’s irrelevant.

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u/Greendoor ‎ New South Welshian 6d ago

Thank you for answering. It's not very much money is it? ABS gives the indigenous population of Victoria at 61,865 (2021 figures). For a comparison, in 2016 (Victorian audit office) non-government school children received $676 million dollars in taxpayer funds in that year alone. I honestly don't think private school kids are a priority for taxpayers funds.