First Peoples   

News
Thorpe, Greens call for Victorian ‘No Air’ prison bill to be scrapped
Senator Lidia Thorpe and the Greens are the latest to call for a controversial V...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Aug 2026
Denial of guaranteed daily access to fresh air for prisoners ‘inconsistent’ with Treaty
Victorian Traditional Owners say legislation that means prisoners are no longer...
Dechlan Brennan 12 Aug 2026
Polling shows Liberals Treaty repeal not a priority for Victorian voters
The Victorian Liberal Party's plan to repeal Treaty should not be a priority if...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Aug 2026
'Australia has a skeleton in its closet': Treaty leaders back national truth-telling
Racism against First Peoples is a direct consequence of colonisation and remains...
Dechlan Brennan 6 Aug 2026
New Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams returns to First Peoples portfolio
New Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams has been appointed Victoria's Minister for...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Aug 2026
Social Justice Report: Structural reform key to the future of First Nations rights

Australia will fail to close the gap or achieve lasting justice for First Nations peoples unless governments move beyond decades of unfulfilled commitments and embed Indigenous rights into the nation'...

Moving canvases: First Peoples art and stories celebrated 'loudly and proudly' across Melbourne's tram grid

An icon of Melbourne's identity is sharing First Nations art, stories, culture, reflections and visions for the future while taking others, literally, along for the ride.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 3, 2026
First Peoples' Assembly elects new co-chairs

The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has elected new co-chairs following the announcement of election results last month. Gunnai and Gunditjmara person Meriki Onus and Dja Dja Wurrung, Wamba Wamba...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 8, 2026
New voices to shape Victoria’s Treaty future as First Peoples' Assembly election results are announced

A former AFL player and a former journalist are among the new faces elected to the next term of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly. Results of the Assembly's third election were announced on Friday by...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 24, 2026
First Peoples Disability Network urges government to listen before NDIS overhaul

First Peoples Disability Network Australia has joined Australia's Disability Representative Organisations in calling for people with disability to lead the design of the National Disability Insurance...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 23, 2026
'We could reshape tourism': First Nations council launches in Naarm's tourist hotspot

After years in the making the Yannabil First Peoples Tourism Council has officially launched. Naarm / Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula on Bunurong/Boon-Wurrung County is an environmentally-diverse, ex...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 20, 2026
Treaty-era governance takes shape as First Peoples' Assembly voting opens across Victoria

Voting for the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria opened on Saturday, with more than 80 candidates contesting seats across the state. Having negotiated the country's first Treaty with the Victorian G...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 23, 2026
Ngarra Murray to step down as First Peoples' Assembly Co-Chair ahead of elections

Co-Chair of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Ngarra Murray, will not seek re-election in this year's Treaty elections, ending a three-year tenure during which she helped oversee the signing of...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 24, 2026
Call out for Victorian Traditional Owners to stand in First Peoples' Assembly elections

The First Peoples' Assembly — the elected body representing Indigenous people in Victoria — is preparing for its third election and has called for Traditional Owners to nominate.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 17, 2026
'Providing a space for Indigenous voices': Bumper First Peoples First lineup drops

For two decades, First Peoples First has been unearthing musicians and providing opportunities for unearthed talent on the national scene. That's when it's not already bringing massive names out on st...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 16, 2026
IBA partners with Homes Victoria to support Indigenous home ownership

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) has partnered with Homes Victoria on the First Peoples Home Ownership Program - designed to assist with upfront costs and requirements of buying a home for Indigeno...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 14, 2026
A year of transformation and contradiction in Victoria

A historic Treaty signing — the first in the country's history — and the delivery of a monumental truth-telling report has been bookended by controversial law reforms and claims of betraya...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 19, 2025
Australia's first Treaty formally commences with cultural celebration on Wurundjeri Country

Victoria's historic Treaty — the first agreement of its kind between First Peoples and a state in Australia — has officially come into effect following a night of celebration in Naarm.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 16, 2025
Load More
@natindigtimes
Article Audio

Disclaimer: This function is AI-generated and therefore may mispronounce.

National Indigenous Times

Disclaimer: This function is AI-generated and therefore may mispronounce.