Victorian children as young as four will be taught a version of history written by far-left anti-Australian indigenous activists as part of a new treaty between the Labor state government and aboriginals.
On top of the indigenous history curriculum that will teach children that their ancestors “stole” land and left a “legacy of injustice”, the treaty agreement unveiled on Tuesday will also lead to landmarks being renamed and public sector employees being given “cultural retraining”.
The treaty, which has cost the taxpayer $380 million so far, will establish a new indigenous parliamentary body called Gellung Warl that will replace the current First Peoples Assembly and advise the Victorian government on policy and programs that affect aboriginals.
The Statewide Treaty Bill introduced to parliament on Tuesday said that the Yoorrook Justice Commission Official Public Record will be used “as a resource to support the implementation of truth-telling in the Victorian Curriculum” for students from age four to Year 10.
The Truth be Told report from the Yoorrook Justice Commission, a radical leftist state-run inquiry that is demanding cash compensation for aboriginals, paints the European settlement of Australia as evil, and is written using ahistorical language such as “First Nations” and “Naarm”.
“We walk on stolen land: a truth etched into the soil, in the rivers that have carried stories of a people for millennia, and in the skies that have
witnessed it all,” the introduction to a section on “truth-telling” reads.
“The scars of colonial invasion – its massacres, violence and relentless erasure – are not confined to the past. They reside in the present, shaping the lives of First Peoples (sic) in Victoria today.”
Premier Jacinta Allan has opened the new parliamentary sitting fortnight by pushing the ‘First Peoples Treaty’, ignoring Victoria’s youth crime crisis to instead focus on creating a new tier of government.
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The preamble to the treaty itself contains similar statements, and declares: “The colony of Victoria was established without the consent, negotiation or recognition of the Traditional Owners (sic) of these lands and waters.
“What followed was violence, destruction and dispossession – a rush to take land, lives, and resources, leaving lasting scars on families, communities and Country (sic) itself.
“The harm of colonisation has not ended. Its legacy – dislocation, grief and trauma – still ripples through families and communities today.
“Treaty is one of the most important steps Victoria has ever taken – a renewed and enduring relationship between First Peoples (sic) and the state, grounded in the inherent right of First Peoples (sic) to self-determination.”
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said the curriculum changes were about “moving forward together to get the better outcomes”.
“It should be a matter of pride. It should be taught in our schools that we are home to the longest continuous culture on the planet,” she said.
“We know that post-colonisation some of that history has been incredibly challenging to hear because of the impacts of colonisation in those early days, and also how that has endured.
“So understanding that history is just fundamental to how we move forward. So that is why it has to be embedded in our schooling curriculum.”
The treaty bill is likely to be pushed through the lower house by Labor, and then pass the upper house easily despite opposition from the Coalition due to support from the Greens and far-left crossbenchers.
So far the treaty has cost taxpayers $380 million, and is projected to cost another $206 million by 2029.
The First Peoples Assembly was given state funding of $82 million in 2023-24 and this year came under fire for encouraging the public to participate in anti-Australia Day protests and advocating for a change to the date of the national holiday.
Header image: Left, Ms Allan unveiling the treaty. Right, aboriginals at a treaty negotiation ceremony in November (Jacinta Allan, Nathan Lambert – Facebook).
