Yoorrook Justice Commission
Victorian premier delivers formal apology to Australia’s First Peoples for ‘rapid and violent’ colonisation
Jacinta Allan’s apology for the ‘actions and inactions of the state’ arose from Victoria’s treaty negotiation process
The Guardian - AU
10 min read
'Misinformation, lies': Australian-first treaty warning
Students are set to learn more about post-colonial impacts on Aboriginal people after an agreement was struck on an Australian-first treaty.
AAP
5 min read
Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry finds British committed genocide of Indigenous people
Yoorrook Justice Commission says British colonisation of Victoria brought violence, dispossession and lasting harm to Aboriginal communities
The Independent UK
6 min read
Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says
Yoorrook Justice Commission splits on final report but makes 100 recommendations aimed at healing and reconciliation
The Guardian - AU
5 min read
Morning Mail: Trump demands Iran ‘surrender’, Watt reveals rock art lobbying, Bowen promises power bill reform
US president lays out terms and says US won’t kill supreme leader ‘for now’; minister hopes for reversal of WA heritage listing decision
The Guardian - AU
6 min read
Victorian premier confronts ‘bloody stains of colonisation’ at historic Indigenous truth-telling inquiry
Jacinta Allan’s journey to deepen her understanding of injustices is one many Victorians will need to embark on for Yoorrook to succeed
The Guardian - AU
5 min read
Systemic racism persists in Victorian child protection system, Yoorrook Justice Commission hears
Department representative acknowledges bias and racism amid ‘shamefully high rates’ of removal of Indigenous children
The Guardian - AU
4 min read
Victorian government apologises to Yoorrook Justice Commission amid delays to Indigenous truth-telling inquiry
Internal police reports on systemic racism and confidential ministerial briefings on bail reform are among the thousands of documents the state government is withholding from Victoria's Indigenous truth-telling inquiry.
ABC News
6 min read
Vic government sorry for 'truth-telling' delays
Yoorrook Justice Commission says the Andrews government failed to provide evidence it requested for its truth-telling inquiry.
AAP
2 min read
NDIS has 'failed' Aboriginal people with a disability
The Yoorrook Justice Commission, Victoria's first truth-telling inquiry, has heard how Indigenous people with a disability are not being adequately supported.
AAP
3 min read
