Historic agreement: Australian-first treaty with Indigenous people

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Victoria is the first jurisdiction to introduce treaty legislation to parliament, paving the way for a formal agreement between the state's Indigenous people and the state government. Video via AAP

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00:00Australia is the only Commonwealth country in the world that doesn't have a treaty with

00:03its First Peoples and today we take a key next step to address that.

00:09This will reset the relationship between First Peoples and government.

00:14This will create a body that will enact real, practical change for First Peoples in our

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00:20Families are better off when they have a say, when they have control and responsibility

00:25over their lives and Aboriginal families are no different.

00:30And I'm proud today to be introducing into the Victorian Parliament the Statewide Treaty

00:34Bill.

00:35It puts into law the changes that will give Aboriginal people a say in how services and programs

00:42that are for Aboriginal Victorians are run.

00:45None of these changes are about taking anything away from anyone.

00:50It's simply about improving services, improving the lives for Aboriginal Victorians.

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