Many Indigenous communities in the USA have used tribal self-determination and access to land to build an economic base and deliver benefits to their people. While the circumstances in the USA differ from both Australia and New Zealand, two US experts believe that some of the lessons learnt in the USA in recent decades can...

This report supports the current review that the Australian government is undertaking into Australia’s liquid fuel security and urges the government to fully explore the links as it assesses the adequacy, reliability and affordability of Australia’s physical oil stocks.

In February 2018, the South Australian Government signed an agreement with the Narungga Nation, as a significant milestone towards Treaty. Negotiations also occurred in 2017-2018 with the Adnyamathanha and Ngarrindjeri Nations. In February 2017, Dr Roger Thomas was appointed as Treaty Commissioner to lead Treaty discussions across the state. Treaty negotiations were seen as a...

In June 2018 the Northern Territory government asserted that is was committed to commencing discussion on developing a Treaty (or Treaties) with First Nations peoples in the Northern Territory.

This booklet has been prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the interests of improving government agencies’ understanding of New Zealand’s practice, with respect to international treaties and arrangements. It also provides guidance for government agencies on practice and procedures for concluding international treaties and arrangements.