Victoria
This report is the first in a series looking at the performances of Australia's state, territory and federal governments on Indigenous policy since October 2023.
The Shire of Victoria Plains has become the second local government in the Yued Agreement Area to sign up to the 'Noongar Heritage Agreement - Local Government'.
Yagara Elders have taken their fight to protect Barrambin directly to the federal government, presenting a cultural heritage book documenting the significance of the site as calls continue for an imme...
Racist, violent and aggressive comments in the wake of an alleged attack on two 12-year-old Aboriginal children in Mildura have caused widespread emotions of "grief, anger and despair" among Aborigina...
Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly using a Taser and a knee to strike an Aboriginal man last year. Wade, who is represented by the Victorian Aboriginal Legal...
The alleged attack on two 12-year-old boys in Mildura by an adult man has spawned largely unmoderated racist comments online encouraging further violence, despite the children being completely innocen...
The creation of a "shooting super agency" has been criticised by Victorian Traditional Owners, who say they were not involved in the process, which "betrays the commitment of Statewide Treaty".
Senator Lidia Thorpe and the Greens are the latest to call for a controversial Victorian amendment that would mean prisoners are no longer guaranteed daily access to fresh air to be scrapped.
Victorian Traditional Owners say legislation that means prisoners are no longer guaranteed daily access to fresh air is "inconsistent with the spirit and intent of Statewide Treaty".
Yagara Magandjin Aboriginal Corporation has called for an immediate halt to tree clearing at Barrambin / Victoria Park as concerns grow over the absence of First Nations cultural heritage from the Que...
The peak body for Victorian Indigenous health organisations has called on the state Government to fund a new Aboriginal-led alcohol and other drug (AOD) detoxification and rehabilitation service desig...
The Victorian Liberal Party's plan to repeal Treaty should not be a priority if it wins office in November, new polling shows. The historic Treaty agreement, signed last year between the Victorian Gov...
Racism against First Peoples is a direct consequence of colonisation and remains embedded in Australia's institutions, laws and systems, the Co-Chair of Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly has told a p...