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New poll shows anti-Indigenous racism widespread, support for reconciliation stable
Seven in 10 Australians report hearing racist slurs or 'jokes' about Aboriginal...
Giovanni Torre 19 Aug 2026
Papua New Guineans to start serving in Aussie defence
Papua New Guineans will begin serving in Australia's defence force over the next...
Ben McKay (AAP) 17 Aug 2026
'Stronger together': Fiji pact brought to parliament
Australia has moved to ratify a landmark defence alliance with Fiji, which will...
Andrew Brown (AAP) 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
New Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams returns to First Peoples portfolio
New Deputy Premier Gabrielle Williams has been appointed Victoria's Minister for...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Aug 2026
Fiji helps steer global plastics treaty talks

Fiji is helping steer global negotiations on how countries will finance and deliver a legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

If reconciliation is to achieve its stated goals, it cannot remain merely a symbolic aspiration

With both National Reconciliation Week, and the anniversary of the 2017 signing of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, having just passed, we thought it timely to write the third in our series of opin...

First Peoples' Assembly elects new co-chairs

The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has elected new co-chairs following the announcement of election results last month. Gunnai and Gunditjmara person Meriki Onus and Dja Dja Wurrung, Wamba Wamba...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 8, 2026
Australia and Fiji formally ratify landmark agreement on Pacific resilience financing

Australia and Fiji have jointly announced the formal ratification of the Pacific Resilience Facility Treaty, which they describe as a "landmark" agreement that places Pacific communities "in control o...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 6, 2026
Alberta separatism in Canada: 'One of the most troubling times in my lifetime for First Nations people'

With the threat of separatism from Canada and annexation by the United States, persistent treaty violations, fast-tracked resource development projects, and ongoing societal issues, the present moment...

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Thomas Law Apr 28, 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
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Traditional Owners announce intentions to negotiate Treaty with the state

The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung community has become the latest Traditional Owner group to formally begin preparing for treaty negotiations with the Victorian government, saying it will focus on the enviro...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 16, 2026
'History has always been told by the oppressors': Travis Lovett's 820km walk for truth, healing and unfinished business

Travis Lovett is nothing if not determined. After walking across nearly half of Victoria last year in the lead-up to the final report of the Yoorrook Justice Commission — Australia's first offic...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 14, 2026
Majority of Victorians support Treaty, new survey finds

A new statewide survey of more than one thousand Victorians provides the clearest snapshot to date of public attitudes toward Treaty, revealing a clear majority in support, alongside some resistance a...

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
Treaty in New South Wales: 'the first question is whether government is ready'

Recently the New South Wales Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, David Harris, stated in Parliament that Aboriginal people in NSW may not yet be ready to progress a Treaty.

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Sean Gordon Mar 13, 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
First Nations leaders renew push for national Treaty and Truth-telling in open letter to PM

Over the weekend in Naarm more than 350 First Nations leaders, Elders, and advocates renewed their call for the federal government to commit to a national treaty and truth-telling process, whilst crit...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 23, 2026
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