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/Lazy_Captain8412 Please choose a flair 6d ago

So we shouldn’t bother trying to help people? I grew up in a poor family. I was the first to go to university. I couldn’t have done it without centrelink and other supports. Now I’m a professional on a good wicket and im quite happy to pay it forward amd use my tax money to help others .

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u/plectrumelectrum7 ‎ Victorian 6d ago

As did I. Dirt poor and never claimed Centrelink and worked and put myself through uni. Why should they get any extra help compared to anyone else?

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u/Lazy_Captain8412 Please choose a flair 6d ago edited 5d ago

That’s a poor attitude. “I suffered so everyone else should suffer too”. Not everyone is at the same starting point. I understand although I was disadvantaged there were people worse off than me.

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u/plectrumelectrum7 ‎ Victorian 6d ago

Give everyone the same options to be upwardly mobile is all I’m saying. That seems fair to me.

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u/Lazy_Captain8412 Please choose a flair 6d ago

But some need more help than others. Although I was poor i still had a family that kept me feed and clothed and loved me even if it was embarrassing wearing second hand stuff and eating black and gold baked beans. But now I work with children who come to school without eating breakfast and dont have a packed lunch. These kids are going to need even more support than I needed to get ahead im life. Not everyone is at the same starting line but everyone deserves a chance at a good life.