Truth-telling commission calls for redress, financial compensation for Aboriginal Victorians
- A report by the Yoorrook Justice Commission found that genocide and crimes against humanity were committed against Indigenous Australians in Victoria.
- The Commission made recommendations, including compensation for victims and restitution of traditional lands.
- Former co-chair Marcus Stewart described the report as historic, emphasizing the need for its inclusion in the school curriculum.
- Victoria's Premier Jacinta Allan expressed gratitude for the Commission's work, stating that the findings will improve the future for all Victorians.
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The fight for Australia’s soil
Yesterday, Victoria’s parliament received the final report of Australia’s first-ever formal truth-telling inquiry. The four-year commission, which culminated last week with an organised march across hundreds of miles across Victoria to commemorate the occasion, was tasked with understanding the legacy of colonisation on the state’s Aboriginal communities. Conducting interviews and collecting evidence, it’s revealed a shocking range of abuses agai

For the first time, an investigation concludes the genocide of the indigenous people of Australia by European settlers. Mass killings, children torn from their families, sexual violence, environmental degradation and culture... It was the Yoorrook Justice Commission of the State of Victoria, in the south-east of the country, that published this investigation report with about 100 recommendations, Tuesday, July 1. After the conclusions, comes the…
In its conclusions presented to Parliament on Tuesday, July 1, regarding the treatment of Aboriginal people in Victoria since the 18th century, an Australian commission also advocates financial compensation and land restitution.
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