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First Peoples' Assembly elects new co-chairs
The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has elected new co-chairs following the...
Dechlan Brennan 8 May 2026
Australia and Fiji formally ratify landmark agreement on Pacific resilience financing
Australia and Fiji have jointly announced the formal ratification of the Pacific...
Giovanni Torre 6 May 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, p...
Thomas Law 28 Apr 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 t...
Dechlan Brennan 24 Apr 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 gro...
Dechlan Brennan 16 Apr 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
Momentum builds as Traditional Owner groups join Victoria's treaty negotiations pathway

Two more Traditional Owner groups in Victoria have formally begun preparing for their own treaty negotiations, entering onto the Treaty Authority's Negotiations Register as the state's treaty process...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 19, 2026
Call out for Victorian Traditional Owners to stand in First Peoples' Assembly elections

The First Peoples' Assembly — the elected body representing Indigenous people in Victoria — is preparing for its third election and has called for Traditional Owners to nominate.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 17, 2026
NZ celebrates national day with call to support Māori

New Zealand must continue to evolve in a way that empowers its Indigenous Māori while preserving national unity, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says, ‍as the country marks the anniversary o...

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Renju Jose Feb 6, 2026
Mabo Centre announces interim director

The former head of the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (DJAARA) has been tasked with leading the Mabo Centre in an interim capacity.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 2, 2026
Gumbaynggirr dance troupe heading to Aotearoa for Waitangi commemorations

Students from a Gumbaynggirr-led school on the New South Wales north coast will begin their school year in Aotearoa, returning to classrooms through Māori immersion education and Treaty of Waitan...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 23, 2026
'Extraordinary levels of racism remain' across Australia, with calls for new, unifying national day

In the lead-up to January 26, Aboriginal leaders have noted "extraordinary levels of racism remain" across the country, as calls to change the date of Australia's national day continue.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 19, 2026
Canadian First Nation sues Province of Alberta over secession threat to treaty rights

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is suing the government of Canadian province Alberta over actions it says facilitated a petition in support of a referendum on separating from Canada.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 7, 2026
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