Linda Burney Weighs in on Yoorrook Commission - ABC Listen

Yoorrook’s call for action on truth

The Yoorrook Justice Commission offers the Victorian government the chance to lead the country in acknowledging the truth and full history of First Nations genocide.

Linda Burney weighs in on Yoorrook Commission - ABC listen

Indigenous rights campaigners have broadly welcomed the findings of an Australian first truth-telling inquiry. The Yoorrook Justice Commission found First Peoples in Victoria were subject to genocide and should be paid compensation for cultural and economic losses. The findings were handed down almost two years after the defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum as some states plough ahead with their own Indigenous advisory bodies. Guest: Lin…

Truth Be Told: Yoorrook report calls for change across health systems

Introduction by Croakey: Victoria looks set to get its own First Nations voice to Parliament, with the announcement today that the Statewide Treaty Bill, to be introduced later this year, will “evolve the First People’s Assembly of Victoria into an […]