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British Settlers Guilty of Genocide Against Indigenous Australians
- The Yoorrook Justice Commission released a report on Tuesday documenting genocide and crimes against humanity committed by British settlers against Indigenous peoples in Victoria since 1834.
- The commission found the Indigenous population fell from about 60,000 to under 15,000 in two decades due to a coordinated plan targeting the destruction of Aboriginal nations.
- The report was based on over 1,300 contributions and several weeks of public hearings, highlighting atrocities such as massacres, forced child removals, cultural destruction, economic marginalization, and persistent systemic racism.
- Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan acknowledged that the report reveals some difficult realities, while Aboriginal health leader Jill Gallagher emphasized that the determination of genocide is unequivocal.
- The government is considering the report's 100 recommendations, including treaty negotiations and reparations, marking a potential shift toward justice and reconciliation for First Peoples in Victoria.
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‘We have to be part of the change’: Why Aunty Eva-Jo believes a treaty is key to Victoria’s future
On July 1, the Victorian government tabled the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s final report, Yoorrook for Transformation, which made 100 recommendations for reform over several years. Yoorrook Truth be Told is the official public record of Victoria’s history since colonisation. Indigenous witnesses such as Eva-Jo Edwards believe a treaty is the best way forward.
'A gift to the people of Victoria': here's what mob think of Yoorrook's truth findings
With the Yoorrook Justice Commission's final reports handing down findings of genocide and highlighting the importance of treaty and redress, NITV speaks to Aboriginal leaders about the truth telling process.
Truth-telling inquiry finds genocide was committed against Indigenous people in Victoria
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An official report details the suffering and harm inflicted on Australian Aboriginal people, many of whom have been exterminated. ...
Yoorrook means truth in the wemba wemba/wamba wamba language of Aboriginal clans living in northwest Victoria and southwest New South Wales does at least...
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