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Australia's first Treaty formally commences with cultural celebration on Wurundjeri Country
Victoria's historic Treaty — the first agreement of its kind between First Peopl...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Dec 2025
'Grounded in truth-telling': Victoria’s First Peoples welcome historic state apology
Indigenous people across Victoria have welcomed the state government's historic...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Dec 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...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Dec 2025
Solemn apology in treaty 'reset' with Aboriginal people
A historic apology will be delivered to Aboriginal people as a state recognises...
Callum Godde 9 Dec 2025
Victorian Government to formally apologise to First Nations people
The Victorian Government has announced it will deliver a historic apology to Fir...
Dechlan Brennan 27 Nov 2025
Victorian Aboriginal health peak body condemns state's 'adult crime, adult time’ plan

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) says it is "deeply disappointed and angered" by the Victorian government's proposed youth justice changes.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 12, 2025
Lidia Thorpe urges federal action on Victoria over youth sentencing changes

Senator Lidia Thorpe has urged Minister Malarndirri McCarthy to follow through on her commitment to impose sanctions on states and territories that undermine Closing the Gap targets, saying Victoria "...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 12, 2025
Experts dismayed as Victorian children set to be tried as adults under tough new crime laws

Youth justice advocates have expressed outrage over the Victorian Government's decision to approve new laws which could see children as young as 14 face life in prison for certain offences.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 12, 2025
'Clear and concise pathway to ensure safety': VALS calls on Government to act on Yoorrook’s recommendations

The Victorian government has a responsibility to act on the recommendations of the Yoorrook Justice Commission's final report, the state's peak Indigenous legal organisation says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 3, 2025
Victorian First Peoples’ Assembly set to become permanent voice to state parliament

The First Peoples' Assembly — initially established to negotiate Treaty on behalf of Indigenous Victorians — is set to become a permanent body.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 1, 2025
Vic government slammed for ‘celebrating’ surging remand numbers under harsh new bail laws

The Victorian government has been slammed for appearing to celebrating the dramatic increase in the number of prisoners being held on remand in the state.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 13, 2025
PM supports Vic bail changes despite likelihood of higher Indigenous incarceration

The Prime Minister has supported the new bail laws in Victoria, despite his government routinely supporting Closing the Gap. The new bail changes introduced last week have been condemned by human righ...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 25, 2025
New laws give police "almost unlimited power" to over-police marginalised groups, experts warn

Victorian Police will have "almost unlimited powers" to stop-and-frisk people in designated areas, "target and harass" protestors and "continue the over-policing of racially marginalised groups" under...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 19, 2025
Contentious Victorian bail law changes to come into effect in two stages

New bail law proposals in Victoria will come into effect in two stages, the government says. Premier Jacinta Allan, attorney-general, Sonya Kilkenny, and police minister, Anthony Carbines, expanded on...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 18, 2025
New bail laws risk repeating mistakes of the past

The democratically elected body for First Nations people in Victoria say the state government risks implementing the mistakes of the past with its recent bail law changes.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 13, 2025
First Nations, legal and community groups slam new Victorian bail laws

Sending more people to prison is short-sighted, costly, and will do nothing to address community fears around safety, experts have said. Coming in the wake of the Victorian government's decision to st...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 12, 2025
More vulnerable women and children to be locked up under new bail laws - VALS

The Victorian government has ignored expert advice and is pursuing a "colonial agenda" in introducing stricter bail laws, the peak Indigenous legal organisation in the state says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 12, 2025
Bail changes after Veronica Nelson's death were "wrong," Victorian Premier says

The Victorian Premier has said changes to bail laws in Victoria after the death of Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson were, in hindsight, "wrong".

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 12, 2025
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