The State of Victoria and the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria have negotiated a Statewide Treaty. The Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 will give effect to this Treaty.
For too long, laws and policies have been made about First Peoples – without First Peoples. Australia’s first formal truth-telling process, the Yoorrook Justice Commission, heard evidence of the historical and ongoing injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria.
The work of the Commission helps us understand our history from the perspective of Aboriginal people, how it impacts on their present, and how Treaty can be the pathway to practical changes and solutions. In Victoria, we have been on the path to Treaty for nearly a decade. We have laid a strong foundation.
Treaty is key to closing the gap so that all Victorians have the same opportunities. When First Peoples lead the way to design policies and solutions, we get better outcomes. Treaty gives us a pathway to change what isn’t working, by ensuring First Peoples can make decisions about issues that impact their communities.
Establishing Gellung Warl, the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 (the Bill) will establish a new entity Gellung Warl (GullungWarl, from Gunaikurnai language) which evolved from Victoria’s successful First Peoples’ Assembly, with three main parts…
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