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Victorian Premier delivers apology to Aboriginal people
The apology fulfills the Yoorrook Justice Commission's recommendation and marks a step toward truth-telling and justice for Aboriginal Victorians under the state's treaty.
- On Tuesday, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan issued a formal apology in Victoria's Parliament House during a special sitting negotiated under the statewide treaty agreement that became law last month, saying `To ensure that the wrongs of the past are never repeated, we say sorry`.
- The Yoorrook Justice Commission recommended the apology as part of its inquiry findings, fulfilling a key truth-telling recommendation and marking a renewed relationship under the statewide treaty agreement.
- The apology was live-streamed and acknowledged laws that removed children and dispossessed communities, with Allan stating `Decisions made in this Parliament over its long history have long denied the First Peoples of this land their rights and their self-determination`.
- The treaty creates Gellung Warl as a legislated consultative body, requires truth-telling in Victorian public schools, renaming offensive places, and mandates treaty compatibility checks for new laws.
- A government spokesperson said they will proceed despite Jess Wilson’s opposition that `the treaty references mean, as currently drafted, the Coalition could not support it`, with a public celebration planned on Friday.
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