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Jeremie M Bracka, Law Lecturer and Transitional Justice Academic, RMIT University

Victoria is on the cusp of signing a Treaty with Indigenous people. It could change lives

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, the Treaty process has unfolded alongside the Yoorrook Justice Commission, Australia’s first Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry.

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