Victorian Parliament to vote on Australia's first Aboriginal treaty

The Lower House of Victoria’s Parliament is scheduled to vote in favour of negotiating Australia’s first Aboriginal treaty.

Thirty years since former prime minister Bob Hawke promised a treaty, Aboriginal leaders urged the Federal Government to reignite the idea.

Aboriginal Victorians said such an agreement could be a watershed moment.

Janine Coombs, chair of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations said a treaty would be "for the future generations."