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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,...
Jarred Cross 3 Jun 2026
First Peoples' Assembly elects new co-chairs
The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has elected new co-chairs following the...
Dechlan Brennan 8 May 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 t...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Apr 2026
First Peoples Disability Network urges government to listen before NDIS overhaul
First Peoples Disability Network Australia has joined Australia's Disability Rep...
Giovanni Torre 23 Apr 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 officia...
Jarred Cross 20 Apr 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
Victorian apology undercut by policies driving Aboriginal children into care and youth justice

While this week's Parliamentary apology to First Peoples is a "historic step," Victoria's outgoing Commissioner for Indigenous children warns the state risks needing another apology in the future if i...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 11, 2025
'Lands and waters were taken, communities displaced': Victorian Government delivers state apology to First Peoples

The Victorian Government has issued a formal apology to First Peoples for harms caused by past governments, delivering the statement during a historic joint sitting of Parliament.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 9, 2025
Solemn apology in treaty 'reset' with Aboriginal people

A historic apology will be delivered to Aboriginal people as a state recognises its dark past of mistreatment and eyes a reset in relations. Premier Jacinta Allan will issue a formal apology in Victor...

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Callum Godde Dec 9, 2025
Victorian Government to formally apologise to First Nations people

The Victorian Government has announced it will deliver a historic apology to First Nations people. The apology, scheduled for December 9 in Victorian Parliament, was recommended by the Yoorrook Justic...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 27, 2025
New Victorian Liberal leader reaffirms party’s plan to abolish Treaty

Victoria's new Liberal leader, Jess Wilson, has confirmed she fully supports her party's plan to abolish Treaty, despite previously breaking ranks as the only state Liberal MP to back the Voice to Par...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 20, 2025
First Peoples' Assembly warns proposed youth crime changes risk pushing kids 'into a lifetime of offending'

The First Peoples' Assembly says it is "unacceptable in the Treaty era" that the Victorian government is seeking to rush through proposed changes that would allow children to receive life sentences.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 17, 2025
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