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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
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
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
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
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
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
'These words will not disappear': Victorian Treaty signed into law

Australia's first Treaty with First Nations people has been signed into law, marking a "turning point in our nation's history". The Statewide Treaty Bill passed Victoria's lower and upper houses on Oc...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 13, 2025
Treaty marks new chapter for First Peoples and Victoria

Australia's first Treaty marks the beginning of a new chapter in Victoria's history - and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for true progress.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 31, 2025
Victoria makes history with passage of Australia's first Treaty bill

Victoria's historic Treaty bill has passed the state's upper house, paving the way for it to be formally signed before the end of the year and marking the first such agreement to be signed in Australi...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 30, 2025
Treaty is a transformational step to reset the relationship between Blak and White Australia

Victoria's upcoming Treaty is a transformational step that will "reset the relationship between Blak and White Australia", according to Ngarra Murray, Co-Chair of the First Peoples' Assembly.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 28, 2025
First Peoples urged to stay safe during Treaty debate amid rising demand for Indigenous crisis support

As Victoria's historic Statewide Treaty Bill heads to the upper house this week, the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria is urging communities to take care amid concerns about misinformation, racism...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 28, 2025
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