Victorian Coalition vows to scrap Australia’s first statewide treaty with First Peoples if it wins government

<p>Opposition’s plan announced as state parliament’s lower house begins debate on landmark treaty bill</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/oct/14/australia-news-live-jim-chalmers-superannuation-concession-tax-cybercrime-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-coalition-penny-wong-israel-gaza-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The Victorian Coalition has announced that if elected in 2026 it will scrap Australia’s first formal statewide treaty agreement with First Nations peoples within 100 days of government.</p><p>As Victorian parliament’s lower house begins debate on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/09/victoria-treaty-traditional-owners-aboriginal-truth-telling-indigenous-legislation-parliament">the statewide treaty bill on Tuesday</a>, the opposition leader, Brad Battin, and the Coalition spokesperson for Aboriginal affairs, Melina Bath, announced their plan to repeal the agreement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/14/victorian-coalition-vows-scrap-first-nations-treaty-if-wins-government">Continue reading...</a>