Coalition plans to scrap Victoria's First Peoples treaty if elected
Victoria's Liberal-National opposition plans to scrap the Statewide Treaty Act 2025 within 100 days if they win the November 28 election.
Victoria signed its First Peoples treaty last October, a landmark agreement seen as bringing two worlds together. The state's Coalition opposition is now pledging to tear it up if they win office on 28 November.
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson and her team say they will replace the independent body overseeing the treaty, Gellung Warl, with a new government department. Rights advocate Travis Lovett served as deputy chair and commissioner of Australia's first formal Indigenous-led truth inquiry, the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
He warns the move would cause deep trauma to First Peoples communities across Victoria. Premier Jacinta Allan has backed the treaty as a practical step to close gaps in health, education and wellbeing.
- October 2025
- Treaty signed
- November 28
- Election date
- 100 days
- Proposed repeal timeline
Why it mattersVictoria became the only Australian state with a First Peoples treaty after talks with Indigenous leaders. Scrapping it would undo years of work and send a message about whose voices matter in government.
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