This is a list of currently active treaties that the Government of Australia has entered into since the federation of Australia in 1901. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, in conjunction with the Australasian Legal Information Institute, has published an online Australian Treaties Database from where this list is obtained and updated.
No substantial treaty has been entered into between the Australian Government and the Indigenous people of Australia. [1] [2] Some prior treaties exist in pockets, such as Batman's Treaty, but these are not substantial government treaties, i.e. treaties between the Government of the day and the traditional custodians of the land.[ further explanation needed ]
In 2025, Victoria became the first Australian state or territory to pass a formal Indigenous treaty. [3] As of 2025 [update] , Victoria is the only state or territory to have passed a treaty with its Indigenous peoples. [4]
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