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Victoria Passes Australia's First Indigenous Treaty Law

Published OCT 31 2025

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Above: Uncle Robbie Thorpe, an Indigenous elder, on the steps of the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne on March 18, 2025. Image credit: Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

The Spin

Victoria's Labor government rammed through a divisive Indigenous Treaty despite clear voter opposition, with 54% rejecting the Voice referendum and only 37% supporting treaty according to polling. This expensive new bureaucracy will undermine parliamentary sovereignty, cost taxpayers $206 million whileand creatingcreate a parallel, two-tiered government system that divides Victorians by race.

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David Limbrick on X

Victoria'sThis groundbreaking Treaty representssignifies genuine progress built on truth, respect and trust with the world's oldest continuous culture. This historic legislation empowers Aboriginal communities as experts on their own affairs, creatingand creates practical pathways to close the gap and heal past injustices for all Victorians.

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Jacinta Allan on X National Indigenous Times

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