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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 see...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Feb 2026
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,...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Oct 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...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Oct 2025
Victorian Opposition vows to scrap Treaty within 100 days if elected
The Victorian Liberals have pledged to repeal the state's historic Treaty legisl...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Oct 2025
Analysis: Treaty is not division. It’s Australia’s long overdue reckoning with truth
Tuesday's Treaty announcement came against a backdrop of conservative push-back....
Dechlan Brennan 10 Sep 2025
'We know we need to make change': Victoria introduces historic Treaty bill

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 9, 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
Victoria’s Budget a “mixed bag” for First Peoples

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 21, 2025
Bail law changes highlight need for Indigenous-led accountability body in Victoria

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 23, 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
Conversations, truth-telling and respect: Treaty gathering takes place in Naarm

Powerful conversations are on the agenda at the second Statewide Treaty gathering on Wurundjeri country as the Treaty negotiations with the Victorian government continue.

"Not a date to celebrate": calls to change January 26 grow

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 21, 2025
Victorian Traditional Owners back January 26 date change

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 17, 2025
Focus of Treaty negotiations in Victoria outlined

The priorities for the first round of the Treaty negotiations between the First Peoples' Assembly and the Victorian government have been agreed.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 13, 2025
The racist history behind Arden Street's name comes to light

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 12, 2024
"Support this treaty not just with words, but with action": Historic Treaty negotiations to begin in Victoria

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 21, 2024
Lisa Briggs elected to Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 13, 2024
Heartless, treacherous, a disgrace: Victorian government slammed by Indigenous groups for breaking promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 13, 2024
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