Celebrations kick off as Victorian Treaty becomes law

First Nations peoples in Victoria have welcomed the formal start of the state’s Treaty with Indigenous Australians.

A ceremony celebrating culture, dance and community was held in Melbourne on Friday to mark the beginning of the agreement, which was signed and passed into Victorian law last month.

The Treaty elevates the First Peoples’ Assembly into a permanent, legislated body representing First Peoples and making decisions within existing parliamentary and democratic structures.

It has been described by the Treaty Authority as “the first Treaty with First Peoples in Australian history”.

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