Victoria Passes Australia's First Indigenous Treaty Law
Victoria Passes Australia's First Indigenous Treaty Law
The Spin
Victoria's Labor government rammed through a divisive Indigenous Treaty despite clear voter opposition. This expensive new bureaucracy will undermine parliamentary sovereignty, cost taxpayers $206 million and create a parallel, two-tiered government system that divides Victorians by race.
This Treaty signifies 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 and creates practical pathways to close the gap and heal past injustices for all Victorians.
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There's a 50% chance that one or more Australian governments will stop celebrating Australia Day on the 26th of January by at least 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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