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UK PM Starmer travels to Ukraine to sign new treaty

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Ukraine to sign a 100-year security partnership amid uncertainty over the fate of US support under Donald Trump.

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China locked out of Nauru security in Australian pact

Australia needs to agree to Nauru entering a security or banking agreement with a third country after signing a treaty to prop up the Pacific nation's budget.

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First Voice to parliament urges meaningful change

Australia's first Voice to Parliament has a "heavy burden" to prove itself but presents an opportunity to create better lives for First Nations people.

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‘Historic’ treaty negotiations a step towards justice

The clock is ticking for Victoria to strike a treaty deal as state and Indigenous leaders begin negotiations after more than eight years of preparations.

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Indigenous groups want more from truth-telling inquiry

A minor party's proposed truth-telling commission needs major changes to succeed in addressing historical and contemporary injustice, Indigenous groups say.

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Fight brews over state treaty as key talks loom

Negotiations on Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people will begin within days as the state opposition demands the public has a say.

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Song marks moment in history as truth-telling begins

As Queensland's Truth and Healing inquiry is about to begin, acclaimed musician Uncle Joe Geia has marked historical moments with a musical oration.

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‘Groundbreaking’ Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

A year after signing the Falepili Union, the leaders of Australia and Tuvalu have held a ceremony to mark the realisation of the groundbreaking pact.

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Backflip on age laws to quell alarm over youth crime

Victoria's axing of a promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 has been praised by police but rebuked by Indigenous, legal and youth advocates.

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Premier could offer apology for Aboriginal injustices

Premier Jacinta Allan is prepared to formally apologise for injustices perpetrated against Aboriginal people following Victoria's truth-telling inquiry.

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Path to healing as First Nations inquiry starts work

The members of the truth-telling and healing Inquiry intended to further close the gap of First Nations Queenslanders have been announced.

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Premier ‘prepared’ to apologise for colonisation wrongs

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is prepared to issue a formal apology for the state perpetrating injustices against Aboriginal people.

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First voice to parliament decided after votes counted

The vote counts have been completed and the 46 members of South Australia's Indigenous community have been elected to the parliamentary advisory body.

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Waitangi flashpoint arrives for NZ’s Luxon government

Tens of thousands of people are expected at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds for NZ's national day as the government is interrogated over policy for Maori.

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Liberals back away from state treaties after voice vote

Queensland Labor has called a snap caucus meeting over the path to treaty in the state after the state opposition backed away from offering bipartisan support.

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Ancestral remains taken in the 1930s to return home

Confirmation of the return of remains taken by an anthropologist coincides with the recognition of native title rights for several Cape York communities.

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Truth-telling inquiry confirmed as Qld treaty laws pass

There was concern about the government's record on closing the gap and criticism about consultation among broad support for the laws mapping a path to treaty.

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Stories to be told as Queensland ponders path to treaty

Broad support has been expressed for legislation to shape future agreements between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the state of Queensland.

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NSW approved UN jail visit before backflip

NSW reneged on an agreement to allow UN inspectors into its prisons the day the delegation landed in Australia, a federal official has told senators.

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Historic treaty deal signed in Victoria

Treaty negotiations will begin in Victoria next year after the state government signed a deal with the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria.

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Kiwis share treaty insights with states

New Zealand's treaty negotiations minister has met with officials from Victoria and Queensland as both Australian states pursue their own Indigenous agreements.

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Ukraine forces thwart Russian tanks

Russian forces have suffered more setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine as diplomatic pressure continues on Russian leader Vladimir Putin to stop the war.

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China-Solomons deal ‘deeply disappointing’

Australia has described a security deal between the Solomon Islands and China as deeply disappointing, with Labor criticising the government's response.

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Australia, Japan solemnise security pact

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have signed a "historic" treaty that has already drawn comment from Beijing.