Yoorrook : truth be told
Yoorrook Justice Commission2025
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Title:
Yoorrook : truth be told
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Date of work:
2025
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ABR 4
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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Sub-collection: Aboriginal resources (HC_ABR)
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Until now, official histories of Australia were written by the colonisers, the oppressors, the ‘victors’. The stories about First Peoples’ occupation of this land for thousands of years were ignored, distorted and covered up; written out of history—as was the devastating impact of British colonisation from 1788.We cannot change the past. There is no easy fix. But we can be proud that First Peoples’ enduring strength, resilience and activism have coalesced to initiate a historic commitment from the Victorian government: we are now the first state to embrace Voice, Treaty and Truth. And it’s my sincere hope that the rest of the country will follow our lead with reason and compassionThis is the final report of the Yoorrook Justice Commission. It is not a typical Royal Commission report because it answers a different call. When Yoorrook was established in May 2021 by the State Government and the First Peoples Assembly of Victoria, it was given a unique and important mandate. Beyond the normal inquiry functions of a Royal Commission, Yoorrook was also tasked with creating an official public record based on First Peoples’ experiences of systemic injustice since the start of colonisation. This has never been done before.Truth Be Told is a compilation of Yoorrook’s work and official public record. Contained in these pages are some of the missing pieces of our state’s jagged history. They are the words of First Peoples that will finally be granted admission to the public record alongside the version of history long accepted as definitive. None of this is done to deepen the wounds of colonisation, nor to create a sense of shame. It is done in the hope that by finally coming to terms with the past, all Victorians may develop a shared understanding of our history and a common aspiration for a future built on truth, justice and pride in the First Peoples of Victoria.
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Research and reports
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1830195
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