Rueben Berg
Nearly two centuries after European settlement began at Portland, Victoria has moved to confront its colonial past by introducing legislation for a Treaty with First Peoples — the first of its k...
The First Peoples' Assembly — initially established to negotiate Treaty on behalf of Indigenous Victorians — is set to become a permanent body.
The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has assessed this year's State Budget as a "mixed bag" for the Aboriginal Community. The Assembly welcomed new funding for initiatives that put First Peoples ex...
The recent "kneejerk" bail changes in Victoria highlight the need for an independent, Indigenous-led accountability body, the body representing Victorian First Peoples has said.
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.
Powerful conversations are on the agenda at the second Statewide Treaty gathering on Wurundjeri country as the Treaty negotiations with the Victorian government continue.
In the shadow of the statue of Archie Roach and his long-time partner Ruby Hunter - who both pushed for Aboriginal recognition their entire lives - and down a lane Roach's music and legacy made famous...
As the annual debate of January 26 heats up, members of Victoria's democratically elected First Nations voice have expressed their support for the date of the day to change.
The priorities for the first round of the Treaty negotiations between the First Peoples' Assembly and the Victorian government have been agreed.
Indigenous groups are urging the Victorian government to halt its plan to name the new metro station in North Melbourne after George Arden, who publicly called First Nations people savages, and advoca...
In Melbourne's Darebin Parklands on Thursday, after many decades of false dawns and failed promises, Gunditjmara man Rueben Berg spoke with hope."We have resisted. We have survived.
The First Peoples' Assembly has announced the election of Gunditjmara woman Lisa Briggs as the new Member for the metro region, following the resignation of Shane Charles last month.
Indigenous, human rights and legal groups have slammed the Victorian government's decision to abandon plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14, arguing the Labor government have caved i...