'Live up to your words', Yoorrook Justice Commission tells Vic premier

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Victorian premier confronts ‘bloody stains of colonisation’ at historic Indigenous truth-telling inquiry

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Our Co-chair Ngarra Murray outlines for National Indigenous Times the four key concepts that are shaping up ahead of Treaty negotiations in Victoria nit.com.au/30-04-2024/111…

Feel that cold? It's Waring Wombat season.

In the Eastern Kulin Calendar, April - July marks when wombats emerge to graze in the gentle sunshine, and are most active for a scuffle.

You might also be able to spot male Lyrebird perform their courtship display around this time.

'It's when we can truly come together as equals, when the systems of dispossession and oppression have definitively been discarded, that we can all get on with creating a better future for everyone who calls Victoria home.'
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“Education and truth-telling are so important. They are what bring about understanding and respect, so we can build a better future together as equals.”firstpeoplesvic.org/news/premier-a…

Today in a historic moment, Premier Jacinta Allan appeared at Yoorrook Justice Commission.

As well as acknowledging the impact of the past and the importance of Truth-telling, she reaffirmed her commitment to shift decision making power back to First Peoples - through Treaty.

Tune into Yoorrook Justice Commission to watch the Victorian Premier’s appearance as part of the Truth-telling process yoorrookjusticecommission.org.au

Premier Jacinta Allan will become the first state leader to appear before a formal Indigenous-led truth-telling commission on Monday, when she will stress Victoria’s commitment to a state treaty with First Peoples. theage.com.au/politics/victo…

Everyone in Victoria should be able celebrate and walk with us on the journey to Treaty. And for that to happen Truth must be heard from right across the State about why healing is necessary.

No story should be left behind, and no stone unturned.

If you missed out, or just want to revisit some of the yarns we had at the Statewide Treaty Gathering earlier this month, we've published a collection of live illustrations like these, and videos of some the sessions on our website.

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Despite being a decorated serviceman, my grandfather Stewart Murray was denied the Soldier Settlement Land grant typically afforded soldiers. It was a blunt reminder of how little had changed in his time away.

'They were denied equal opportunity in their own country and the disadvantage that caused has trickled down generations.' nit.com.au/25-04-2024/110…

A ‘land fit for heroes’ was the promise. Whose land?