Independent Aboriginal Authority to Oversee Treaty Negotiations with Victorian Government

Co-Chairs of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Marcus Stewart (L) and Aunty Geraldine Atkinson (R), and Victorian Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Gabrielle Williams (C). Image supplied to The Epoch Times by the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria

The First People’s Assembly of Victoria and the Victorian government have reached a historic agreement on the establishment of an independent authority to oversee Treaty negotiations and resolve disputes between Indigenous Victorians and the government.

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams will introduce the Treaty Authority Bill in parliament on Tuesday, allowing the Treaty Authority—the first of its kind in Australia—to be created as an independent umpire.