Victorian treaty fund should help Aboriginal people access housing market, First Nations leaders say

Former treaty advancement commissioner Jill Gallagher also says fund should cover tertiary education costs

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Victoria's former treaty advancement commissioner, Jill Gallagher, has called for tertiary education and interest-free housing loans for First Nations people to be provided by an independent self-determination fund to alleviate the economic disadvantages of 250 years of racism".

An independent fund is seen as a cornerstone of the state's treaty architecture, and the call by Gallagher comes after Victoria's parliament last week passed a landmark bill to create the nation's first treaty authority body.

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