The Coalition plans to scrap Victoria’s treaty with First Peoples if it wins the election – but is that what voters want?
A Guardian Australia feature follows Together for Treaty volunteers door-knocking in Melbourne's affluent Kew seat as the Coalition, whose leader Jess Wilson vows to repeal Victoria's treaty laws within 100 days of winning the 28 November 2026 election, argues scrapping treaty would save $948.3m over a decade, figures Labor disputes. The piece details the treaty structure created by the Statewide Treaty Act 2025, including the Gellung Warl representative body, and reports a YouGov poll for Common Threads finding 58% of respondents said scrapping it is out of touch with their priorities.
