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Indigenous Australians celebrate historic state treaty

Australia's state of Victoria has passed the country's first treaty with Indigenous peoples, a landmark act of recognition long denied to the nation's first inhabitants. Cheers and applause rang ...
Human Rights Watch

Australia Adopts First Treaty with Indigenous Peoples

The Australian state of Victoria on October 30 passed a landmark legislation to establish the nation’s first treaty with First Nations people. The Statewide Treaty Bill sets up a democratically ...
The New York Times

After Bruising Vote, Indigenous Australians Say ‘Reconciliation Is Dead’

The rejection of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is likely to lead to an irreversible shift in the nation’s relationship with its first peoples. By Yan Zhuang Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...
Time

Australians Reject Proposal to Enshrine Indigenous Representation: What to Know

Campaigners against Australia’s “Voice” referendum outside a polling center in Canberra on Oct. 13, 2023. (Early voting began on Oct. 2.) Reporter In a high-profile referendum, the Australian public ...
Digital Journal

Indigenous Australians celebrate historic state treaty

A young girl holds up an Australian Aboriginal flag during a 2022 demonstration in support of Indigenous rights. - Copyright AFP Steven Saphore A young girl holds up ...