Treaty one step closer in Victoria with election of First Peoples' Assembly

Twenty-one members have been elected to the First Peoples' Assembly, the group charged with being the voice of Indigenous Victorians in the treaty process.

An aboriginal flag lies on the ground during a protest in Melbourne Source: AAP

The group charged with being the voice of Indigenous Victorians in the treaty process has been elected.

Twenty-one provisionally-elected members to the First Peoples' Assembly have been announced, following weeks of voting open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians over 16.

It means Victoria is a step closer to becoming the first Australian tier of government to sign a treaty with Aboriginal sovereign nations.

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