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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 9 December 2025 · First Peoples

Apology to First Peoples: motions

Voting yes supported the Victorian Legislative Assembly apologising to Aboriginal people on behalf of all Victorians for past policies that removed Aboriginal children from their families, expressing deep regret, and reaffirming support for reconciliation.

Passed56 yes 27 no

The question put

That this house apologises to the Aboriginal people on behalf of all Victorians for the past policies under which Aboriginal children were removed from their families and expresses deep regret at the hurt and distress this has caused and reaffirms its support for reconciliation between all Australians.

How each party voted

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.