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Keira Jenkins

Australia due for 'massive reckoning' with its history

Elder Ned Hargraves called out the NT government and police over the 'genocide' of his people. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia needs a "massive reckoning" with the injustices of its own colonial past, human rights advocates say. 

Speaking at the Garma Festival at Gulkula in northeast Arnhem Land, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss said people must be mindful about political leaders favouring "practical measures" over truth-telling.

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