Former Rudd and Gillard government minister Stephen Conroy has taken aim at a proposal to exempt Aboriginal Australians from paying land tax in Victoria, claiming it would be “incredibly damaging” to the push for a treaty in the state.
Proposal to give Aboriginal Victoria ns tax exemptions ‘incredibly damaging’ to treaty concept, ex-Labor senator Stephen Conroy says
Premier Jacinta Allan refused to rule out the idea on Tuesday, declaring it would be “on the table” when negotiations get underway later this year. Former Labor senator Stephen Conroy said exempting Aboriginals from taxes other Victorians pay would be"incredibly damaging" to the concept of a treaty. Picture: Sky News Australia.
Indigenous Victorians could receive an exemption from state taxes as a result of the governmentâs treaty process, with Premier Jacinta Allan confirming it would be âon the tableâ.on Wednesday, saying they were only her own aspirations and partially walking away from some of the reforms that only days earlier she said “must be part of a statewide treaty”.
The Sky News host said treaty negotiations have to be “done in the open”, comparing it to the televising of parliament that enables people to see the arguments being presented by both sides so they can have an informed opinion.
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