Coalition pledges to scrap Victoria's treaty within first 100 days if elected
Jess Wilson vowed to repeal Victoria's treaty within 100 days if the Coalition wins, despite ten years of work.
Victorian Liberal MP Jess Wilson pledged to scrap Victoria's treaty with First Peoples within 100 days if the Coalition wins the 28 November election. The treaty set up Gellung Warl, a permanent body for Indigenous groups with limited say in water-sharing, heritage councils, and cultural safety rules.
The Coalition says repealing the treaty would save $948 million over ten years, though Labor disputes the numbers. One Nation also pledged to overturn the treaty.
The deal took a decade to create, starting with talks in 2016 and passing parliament last November. A Kew poll in 2023 showed 59% support for the federal Indigenous voice, and Wilson was Victoria's only Liberal MP to publicly back it.
- 2016
- Treaty creation start
- 28 November
- Election date
- 948 million dollars over ten years
- Coalition savings claim
- 59 percent yes vote
- 2023 voice referendum support in Kew
Why it mattersScrapping the treaty would end Australia's major step toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples just months after it started.
AustraliaVictorians will vote on whether the state rolls back Indigenous self-determination efforts, setting a template for how other states may treat their own treaty processes.
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