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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Yoorrook Justice Commission: how will truth-telling process work and what will it achieve?

The Yoorrook Justice Commission chair, Prof Eleanor Bourke (second from right) launches the nation’s first truth-telling process in Melbourne on Thursday.
The Yoorrook Justice Commission chair, Prof Eleanor Bourke (second from right) launches the nation’s first truth-telling process in Melbourne on Thursday. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Victoria’s Yoorrook Justice Commission has launched – marking Australia’s first formal truth-telling process for injustices experienced by First Nations people.

Prof Eleanor Bourke, the commission chair, hailed the inquiry’s launch on Thursday as a “momentous” occasion for Australia, Victoria and all First Nations people.

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