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How Victoria's treaty with Aboriginal Australians could pave the way for the rest of the country

An Australian-first statewide treaty offers a template for other governments to take lessons and implement their own, but an expert warns more work needs to happen before they get to that point.
AOL

Australia’s first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in Victoria

Australia’s Victoria state on Thursday signed a historic treaty with its Indigenous people in a landmark step towards reconciliation by giving first inhabitants more oversight over decisions ...
WUNC

Australia's state of Victoria to sign treaty with its Indigenous population

This next story takes us to Australia, to one of the Australian states - Victoria. That state has negotiated the country's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples. Kristina Kukolja reports. KRISTINA ...
Latrobe Valley Express

Farmers must be involved in Treaty process: VFF president

VICTORIA’s farmers must be involved in the process and legislation to create a Victorian Aboriginal Treaty, according to the industry’s peak body. Victorian Farmers Federation president Brett Hosking ...
Global Voices Online

Victorian parliament passes Australia’s first Indigenous treaty legislation

In a historic first, the State Parliament of Victoria has passed Australia’s first formal treaty with Indigenous First Peoples. It follows ten years of work with traditional owners. First Peoples’ ...
The Diplomat

In Victoria, First Peoples’ Assembly Moves Toward Treaty

Inaugural Co-Chair of the Assembly and Nira illim bulluk man of the Taungurung Nation Marcus Stewart said that the Victoria government can see that a “long-term commitment” for the treaty process is ...