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First Nations First

First Nations First

By: SBS
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 Follow stories concerning First Nations peoples and Indigenous Australia, with this collection of reports and interviews from the SBS News team.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Politics & Government Social Sciences
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  • INTERVIEW: NITV Radio talks to Dr Harry Hobbs on Victoria's treaty becoming law

    INTERVIEW: NITV Radio talks to Dr Harry Hobbs on Victoria's treaty becoming law
    Nov 15 2025
    This week a treaty between Victoria and the state's First Nations people became law. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria co-chairs Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg signed the treaty at a formal ceremony at Government House on Thursday morning. Kerri-Lee Barry from SBS' NITV Radio has spoken with UNSW Law & Justice Associate Professor, Dr Harry Hobbs, about the historic agreement.
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    7 mins
  • April Le Sueur claims 2025 NATSI Sports Award

    April Le Sueur claims 2025 NATSI Sports Award
    Nov 14 2025
    A young volunteer for a football club in central Victoria has won the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (NATSI) Sports Awards this year. April Le Sueur has been volunteering at the Rumbalara Football and Netball Club in the Victorian town of Shepparton. She's also the AFL Young Leader of the Year.
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    3 mins
  • Historic Victorian treaty the start of a new era, Indigenous leaders say

    Historic Victorian treaty the start of a new era, Indigenous leaders say
    Nov 13 2025
    It's been hailed as a moment centuries in the making: the signing of Australia's first ever state-wide treaty with Aboriginal people, described as something once thought impossible. The Australian-first treaty will take effect just before Christmas but will not be up and running until mid-2026. And for both sides signing the pact in Victoria, there's recognition of more hard work that needs to be done.
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    5 mins
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