Victoria’s Indigenous Treaty Signed Into Law, UN Calls It ‘Significant’

The Treaty Bill will see a permanent Indigenous advisory body set up alongside the state’s parliament.

Premier Jacinta Allan, Minister for Treaty Natalie Hutchins and First Peoples Assembly Co-Chairs Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg signing the Treaty document at Government House in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 13, 2025. AAP Image/Justin Mcmanus

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has described the passing of her government’s Treaty Bill with Aboriginals as “two worlds meeting.”

Speaking at Melbourne’s Government House on Nov. 13, the Labor premier lauded the deal that came after a decade-long negotiation as it received Royal Asset from Victorian Governor Margaret Gardner.