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Elected First Peoples body launches accountability framework as Treaty future hangs in balance
The under-threat Treaty framework, facing the axe if the Coalition wins next mon...
Dechlan Brennan 31 Oct 2026
Victorian state election: what’s at stake for Treaty and Indigenous self‑determination?
Victoria has made more progress in advancing Indigenous rights than any other ju...
Bartholomew Stanford 30 Oct 2026
'It would cause a lot of trauma' - Election clouds future of historic First Peoples treaty
Hailed as "two worlds" coming together to forge deeper understanding, the signin...
Traditional Owners still waiting for Government response on ‘No Air’ laws
Victorian Traditional Owners say they have still received no response from the C...
Dechlan Brennan 2 Sep 2026
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 guaranteed daily access to fresh air is "inconsistent with the spirit and intent of Statewide Treaty".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 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 it wins office in November, new polling shows. The historic Treaty agreement, signed last year between the Victorian Gov...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 10, 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 embedded in Australia's institutions, laws and systems, the Co-Chair of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly has told a p...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 6, 2026
New Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams returns to First Peoples portfolio

New Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams has been appointed Victoria's Minister for First Peoples, becoming the third person to hold the portfolio in less than nine months.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 4, 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
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