2025-10-14
The Victorian Greens have said they’re proud to confirm they will support the Statewide Treaty Bill without amendment as it makes its way through Parliament in the coming weeks.
The four Greens votes in the Legislative Council will ensure the historic bill will pass.
However, the Greens say the Liberals have sunk to a new low following reports overnight the Opposition will scrap any Treaty laws within 100 days of being elected.
With new polling suggesting the Opposition is on track for a fourth consecutive state election loss, it’s clear they’re continuing to dig their own hole on the wrong side of history.
Quotes attributable to Leader of the Australian Greens, Ellen Sandell MP:
“This is a historic moment where every Victorian has been invited to walk with First Nations people on this incredible journey – to share in and celebrate the oldest living cultures in the world, and to create a better future together.
“With the Greens votes, this Treaty legislation will pass.
“First Nations people are experts for their own communities, and Treaty is about respecting and embracing that truth.
“It’s deeply disrespectful that the Liberals have turned their backs on this history-making moment and on Aboriginal Victorians who have been working for years on Treaty.
“To use this historic and proud moment to sow division is a new low, even for the Liberals. The Liberals have been a hopeless opposition, and the fact that their only plan for Victoria is to drag us backwards shows just how unfit for government they are.
“It’s a sad shame the Liberals couldn’t find it within themselves to back what First Nations people have been calling for – they’re just digging their own hole on the wrong side of history.”