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Truth-telling inquiry splits on final report findings

Three of the five leaders of an Indigenous truth-telling inquiry did not endorse the key findings in one of its two final reports.

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Accused criminals left to own devices in 'bail fail'

A state will stop using private firms to track accused criminals on bail after dozens were left unmonitored when a provider suddenly collapsed.

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Australia must confront bloody colonial past

Australians have a duty to investigate the nation's colonial history in order to move forward, a landowner on the site of the Warrigal Creek massacre says.

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Treasurer admits lack of Indigenous staff unacceptable

Victoria's treasurer has revealed his department employs just one First Nations person as he flags potential long-term budget changes.

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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

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Victoria government blasted for rejecting truth-telling inquiry’s key recommendations

Yoorook Justice commissioners disappointed ‘crucial’ recommendation to immediately raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 without exceptions was rebuffed

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Indigenous anger as govt rejects justice reform calls

The government's response to recommendations from an inquiry on child protection and criminal justice have been panned by Aboriginal and human rights groups.

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Vic Premier to face Indigenous truth-telling inquiry

Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan is set to give evidence at the Yoorrook land hearings into injustices experienced by Indigenous people.

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Beyond Australia’s failed referendum: Truth, treaty and voice in Victoria

Indigenous people are addressing the challenges of colonisation and holding government to account.

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Victorian chief commissioner apologises for treatment of Indigenous people by police at Yoorrook inquiry

Victoria's police chief Shane Patton apologises for actions that have traumatised Indigenous people at the state's truth-telling inquiry. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died.

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Victorian government returns to truth-telling inquiry

Victoria's truth-telling inquiry is holding another directions hearing after the state government failed to meet its evidence deadlines.

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Truth-telling probe brings up past police brutality

The Yoorrook Justice Commission has heard how a proud Yorta Yorta man only felt free of racism and violence when he left Australia.

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Victoria’s truth-telling commission requests extension to avoid replicating ‘colonial injustices’

Yoorrook commission says it needs time to create culturally appropriate model as interim report details ongoing pain of First Nations elders

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Yoorrook Justice Commission releases interim report detailing Aboriginal elders' experiences of racism

Aboriginal elders have recounted their experiences of discrimination, dispossession and child removal for a landmark Victorian inquiry.

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Vic truth-telling inquiry member resigns

An Aboriginal elder and commissioner on Victoria's truth-telling inquiry has stepped down, the third key member to resign in six months.

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‘Don’t muck it up’: First Nations communities are closely watching Victoria’s truth-telling commission

Leaders hope Yoorrook Justice Commission will spark nationwide treaty negotiations

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Yoorrook truth-telling commission begins to examine 'brutal ugliness' of Australia's treatment of Aboriginal people

For the first time in Australia's history, a truth-telling commission has begun investigating the nation's brutal history since colonisation, to lay bare systematic abuses against Aboriginal people.

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

Commission will investigate systemic injustices experienced by Victoria’s First Nations people

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Vic truth-telling inquiry plans for change

Victoria's Yoorrook Justice Commission is starting its historic investigation into past and ongoing injustices experienced by Indigenous people.

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Vic truth-telling inquiry lays out roadmap

Victoria's Yoorrook Justice Commission will launch in March and begin public hearings a month later after first speaking with Indigenous elders on country.

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