An Indigenous treaty in Australia is a proposed binding legal agreement between Australian governments and Australian First Nations (or other similar groups) . A treaty is a binding agreement between two or more parties that sets out the terms of engagement and obligations of all sides to maintain the agreement. The absence of a treaty is one of the major challenges facing the treaty debate in Australia. Without a history of treaty-making, the concept of what a treaty is or involves remains vague for many people, including the government. Australia has signed up to a range of international legal instruments that concern the rights of Indigenous peoples. These legal instruments set a clear standard for what makes an agreement a treaty. A treaty must satisfy three conditions: it must be a political agreement, reached by a fair process of negotiation between equals, and it must give rise to international legal rights and obligations. The negotiation process helps ensure everyones interests can be considered, but securing a fair negotiation process can be difficult. In Victoria, the First Peoples Assembly and State government have agreed to a Treaty Negotiation Framework that sets out principles to guide Treaty talks.