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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 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
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
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
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
Victorian Treaty sparks renewed culture wars and wave of misinformation

When the Co-Chairs of the First Peoples' Assembly, Rueben Berg and Ngarra Murray, walked across the well-worn carpet of Victoria's Legislative Assembly this week to speak on Treaty, they did so facing...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 18, 2025
Victorian Opposition’s plan to repeal Treaty branded 'deeply hurtful and disrespectful'

The Victorian Opposition's pledge to repeal Treaty legislation if it wins government has been condemned as "deeply hurtful and disrespectful" by the state's peak body for Indigenous-controlled health...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 15, 2025
Victorian Opposition vows to scrap Treaty within 100 days if elected

The Victorian Liberals have pledged to repeal the state's historic Treaty legislation within 100 days if they win government in 2026. Introduced last month, the bill has been described as a proud and...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 14, 2025
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