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NZ to introduce bill to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi

NZ to introduce bill to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi

A draft version of the NZ government's Treaty Principles Bill to define the principles of the Waitangi treaty is being considered by cabinet.

'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

A year after signing the Falepili Union, the leaders of Australia and Tuvalu have held a ceremony to mark the realisation of the groundbreaking pact.

Backflip on age laws to quell alarm over youth crime

Backflip on age laws to quell alarm over youth crime

Backflip on age laws to quell alarm over youth crime

Backflip on age laws to quell alarm over youth crime

Victoria's axing of a promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 has been praised by police but rebuked by Indigenous, legal and youth advocates.

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Australia's first treaty talks to start within months

Australia's first treaty talks to start within months

Negotiations on Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people is likely to start within months and focus on structural reforms.

'I am sorry': Indigenous homelessness heat on minister

'I am sorry': Indigenous homelessness heat on minister

Response by government to tackle Indigenous homelessness and housing disadvantage has been inadequate, a housing minister says.

Building programs exclude Aboriginal organisations

Building programs exclude Aboriginal organisations

Victoria's truth telling inquiry has uncovered further discrimination and exclusion for Aboriginal communities already facing a tough housing market.

Premier could offer apology for Aboriginal injustices

Premier could offer apology for Aboriginal injustices

Premier Jacinta Allan is prepared to formally apologise for injustices perpetrated against Aboriginal people following Victoria's truth-telling inquiry.

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Elder calls for recognition of all Victorian nations

Elder calls for recognition of all Victorian nations

Elder calls for recognition of all Victorian nations

Elder calls for recognition of all Victorian nations

The majority of Victoria's nations are yet to be recognised by the state's heritage council, creating uneven paths to treaty, an Indigenous elder says.

Path to healing as First Nations inquiry starts work

Path to healing as First Nations inquiry starts work

Path to healing as First Nations inquiry starts work

Path to healing as First Nations inquiry starts work

The members of the truth-telling and healing Inquiry intended to further close the gap of First Nations Queenslanders have been announced.

State 'fails' to grasp Aboriginal self-determination

State 'fails' to grasp Aboriginal self-determination

State 'fails' to grasp Aboriginal self-determination

State 'fails' to grasp Aboriginal self-determination

State leaders and bureaucrats still don't have a good grasp on the concept of Aboriginal self-determination, a former Victorian department official says.

First voice to parliament decided after votes counted

First voice to parliament decided after votes counted

First voice to parliament decided after votes counted

First voice to parliament decided after votes counted

The vote counts have been completed and the 46 members of South Australia's Indigenous community have been elected to the parliamentary advisory body.

Vic Premier to face Indigenous truth-telling inquiry

Vic Premier to face Indigenous truth-telling inquiry

Vic Premier to face Indigenous truth-telling inquiry

Vic Premier to face Indigenous truth-telling inquiry

Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan is set to give evidence at the Yoorrook land hearings into injustices experienced by Indigenous people.

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ's Luxon government

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds for NZ's national day as the government is interrogated over policy for Maori.

Judge added to truth-telling inquiry amid treaty talks

Judge added to truth-telling inquiry amid treaty talks

Judge added to truth-telling inquiry amid treaty talks

Judge added to truth-telling inquiry amid treaty talks

Crunch time is coming for Victoria's truth-telling inquiry, with a new commissioner appointed after the opposition pulled its support for treaty talks.

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Treaty talks emerge from ashes of referendum failure

Progress towards treaty between governments and Indigenous people is regaining momentum after being put on hold in some parts for the failed voice referendum.

Cautious treaty minister floats hope for framework laws

An independent treaty commission in NSW should begin its consultations by mid-2024, the state's treaty minister says.

Liberals back away from state treaties after voice vote

Queensland Labor has called a snap caucus meeting over the path to treaty in the state after the state opposition backed away from offering bipartisan support.

Wong pledges to engage with Vanuatu over security pact

Australia has expressed a willingness to engage with Vanuatu over a security pact after the nation's new prime minister raised concerns about the signed deal.

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New Vanuatu PM to 'rethink' Australian security pact

New Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman says he believes a security pact signed with Australia will need to be reworked to make it through parliament.

New co-chairs elected to lead Victorian treaty body

A democratically elected Indigenous group has gathered at Victoria's parliament for the first meeting of its second term ahead of state treaty negotiations.

'Do mob proud': Victorian treaty leaders to be picked

A democratically elected Indigenous body will pick its new leaders before embarking on nation-leading treaty talks in Victoria.

Ancestral remains taken in the 1930s to return home

Confirmation of the return of remains taken by an anthropologist coincides with the recognition of native title rights for several Cape York communities.

Indigenous leaders elected for Victorian treaty talks

Election results have been tallied for Victoria's representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in another step closer to a state treaty.

All Victorians can participate in truth-telling inquiry

The Yoorrook Justice Commission is inviting all Victorians to make a submission to a truth-telling inquiry.

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