Victoria is on the cusp of signing a Treaty with Indigenous people. It could change lives
- Written by Jeremie M Bracka, Law Lecturer and Transitional Justice Academic, RMIT University
Victoria is on the brink of making history. This week, after years of negotiations, the state government tabled a landmark Treaty Bill in parliament.
If passed, potentially later this month, it will deliver a formal apology to First Peoples, embed Aboriginal truth-telling in schools and restore traditional names to parks and waterways.
Crucially,...