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| Victoria introduces to parliament 'history-making' Indigenous voice legislation | Victoria introduces to parliament 'history-making' Indigenous voice legislation |
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| The state of Victoria has introduced “history-making” legislation in an Australian-first move to create a legislative basis for negotiating a treaty with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. | The state of Victoria has introduced “history-making” legislation in an Australian-first move to create a legislative basis for negotiating a treaty with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. |
| The legislation was brought the day after the first sitting of a federal joint parliamentary committee on Indigenous constitutional recognition, which was formed after the Turnbull government rejected the central proposal of the Uluru Statement to form a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice to parliament. | The legislation was brought the day after the first sitting of a federal joint parliamentary committee on Indigenous constitutional recognition, which was formed after the Turnbull government rejected the central proposal of the Uluru Statement to form a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice to parliament. |
| The Victorian treaty commissioner, Jill Gallagher, said the Victorian legislation, introduced on Wednesday, could lead the way in national treaty discussions. | The Victorian treaty commissioner, Jill Gallagher, said the Victorian legislation, introduced on Wednesday, could lead the way in national treaty discussions. |
| “We can be leaders in this, not only in this country, but in the world,” she said. | “We can be leaders in this, not only in this country, but in the world,” she said. |
| Gallagher joined Victorian Aboriginal elders Aunty Vicki Clark, Paul Briggs, Mick Harding, Janine Coombs and Aunty Geraldine Atkinson on the floor of parliament to address the bill. | Gallagher joined Victorian Aboriginal elders Aunty Vicki Clark, Paul Briggs, Mick Harding, Janine Coombs and Aunty Geraldine Atkinson on the floor of parliament to address the bill. |
| Malcolm Turnbull should heed Victorian treaty process, commissioner says | Malcolm Turnbull should heed Victorian treaty process, commissioner says |
| “Quite simply, treaty is the right thing to do,” the Aboriginal affairs minister, Natalie Hutchins, said. | “Quite simply, treaty is the right thing to do,” the Aboriginal affairs minister, Natalie Hutchins, said. |
| The advancing the treaty process with Aboriginal Victorians bill 2018 would establish an Aboriginal representative body of 30 people elected from six voting areas around Victoria. | The advancing the treaty process with Aboriginal Victorians bill 2018 would establish an Aboriginal representative body of 30 people elected from six voting areas around Victoria. |
| Any Aboriginal person living Victoria would be eligible to vote and traditional owners would be able to stand as a candidate provided they had formal endorsements from a traditional owner corporation, Aboriginal community controlled organisation or a group of 20 eligible voters. | Any Aboriginal person living Victoria would be eligible to vote and traditional owners would be able to stand as a candidate provided they had formal endorsements from a traditional owner corporation, Aboriginal community controlled organisation or a group of 20 eligible voters. |
| The body would not have the power to negotiate a treaty or treaties but would determine the negotiation framework and administer the self-determination fund, which will resource groups to negotiate. | The body would not have the power to negotiate a treaty or treaties but would determine the negotiation framework and administer the self-determination fund, which will resource groups to negotiate. |
| It would be established by June 2019, and Hutchins said that once the legislation was passed the process would not be undone by a change of government. | It would be established by June 2019, and Hutchins said that once the legislation was passed the process would not be undone by a change of government. |
| Gallagher, a Gunditjmara woman, has previously described the representative body as a state-level version of the Indigenous voice to parliament. | Gallagher, a Gunditjmara woman, has previously described the representative body as a state-level version of the Indigenous voice to parliament. |
| The federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has promised to establish the body in legislation if his party wins government, to give voters a chance to see how it would work before putting the proposal to a referendum. | The federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has promised to establish the body in legislation if his party wins government, to give voters a chance to see how it would work before putting the proposal to a referendum. |
| Federal joint parliamentary committee co-chairs, Labor senator Pat Dodson and Liberal MP Julian Leeser, released a joint statement saying they were “looking for common ground” to progress the national conversation. | Federal joint parliamentary committee co-chairs, Labor senator Pat Dodson and Liberal MP Julian Leeser, released a joint statement saying they were “looking for common ground” to progress the national conversation. |
| Dodson told Guardian Australia it was “heartening” to see Victoria and other jurisdictions begin a treaty-making process, saying it was “a good place to start”. | Dodson told Guardian Australia it was “heartening” to see Victoria and other jurisdictions begin a treaty-making process, saying it was “a good place to start”. |
| “In the greater picture of our nation, as a federation we need a national agreement or treaty to settle the ongoing legacy of Terra nullius,” he said. “A national treaty could focus on what needs to be in a federated constitution that would recognise our survival as sovereign peoples.” | “In the greater picture of our nation, as a federation we need a national agreement or treaty to settle the ongoing legacy of Terra nullius,” he said. “A national treaty could focus on what needs to be in a federated constitution that would recognise our survival as sovereign peoples.” |
| Bill Shorten says Labor will pursue Indigenous voice to parliament without Coalition | Bill Shorten says Labor will pursue Indigenous voice to parliament without Coalition |
| The Victorian Greens offered qualified support to the treaty process and launched a campaign calling for clan-based treaties. | The Victorian Greens offered qualified support to the treaty process and launched a campaign calling for clan-based treaties. |
| Northcote MP Lidia Thorpe, a Gunnai Gunditjmara woman, said the process so far had excluded elders and grassroots groups. | Northcote MP Lidia Thorpe, a Gunnai Gunditjmara woman, said the process so far had excluded elders and grassroots groups. |
| Hutchins said 7,000 people had engaged in the treaty consultation process but acknowledged it was “not always easy to get to elders or the elderly”. She said that would be a focus going forward. | Hutchins said 7,000 people had engaged in the treaty consultation process but acknowledged it was “not always easy to get to elders or the elderly”. She said that would be a focus going forward. |
| Gallagher said the next stage of consultation would include “treaty road trips”, formal forums and “having cups of tea in aunties’ lounge rooms”. | Gallagher said the next stage of consultation would include “treaty road trips”, formal forums and “having cups of tea in aunties’ lounge rooms”. |
| Hutchins also said the process did not “preclude the inclusion of clans or family groups in the treaty process”. | Hutchins also said the process did not “preclude the inclusion of clans or family groups in the treaty process”. |
| Thorpe said Victoria should follow the South Australian model, which conducted negotiations on a language-group basis beginning with the Ngarrindjeri, Narungga and Adnyamathanha nations. | Thorpe said Victoria should follow the South Australian model, which conducted negotiations on a language-group basis beginning with the Ngarrindjeri, Narungga and Adnyamathanha nations. |
| The former South Australian government signed the Buthera agreement with the Narungga nation in February, committing both parties to negotiating towards a treaty over the next three years. However, it’s not clear whether those negotiations will continue under the Liberal Marshall government. SA’s new premier and Aboriginal affairs minister previously described the process as a “cruel hoax”. | The former South Australian government signed the Buthera agreement with the Narungga nation in February, committing both parties to negotiating towards a treaty over the next three years. However, it’s not clear whether those negotiations will continue under the Liberal Marshall government. SA’s new premier and Aboriginal affairs minister previously described the process as a “cruel hoax”. |
| The Labor opposition in New South Wales has also said it will start state-based treaty negotiations if elected in 2019. | The Labor opposition in New South Wales has also said it will start state-based treaty negotiations if elected in 2019. |
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