Travis Lovett
Over the weekend in Naarm more than 350 First Nations leaders, Elders, and advocates renewed their call for the federal government to commit to a national treaty and truth-telling process, whilst crit...
The call for truth telling is not new. It did not emerge in the past decade, it did not begin with a commission or a policy framework. The call for truth telling has been spoken, clearly and consisten...
Truth-telling is not about assigning blame but about repairing the nation, former Yoorrook Justice Commissioner Travis Lovett says. One of the three pillars of the Uluru Statement from the Heart &mdas...
There are renewed calls for the federal government to establish a national truth-telling process, with an open letter urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to commit to a formal, properly resourced f...
A broad range of topics made headlines in Indigenous affairs throughout 2025. National Indigenous Times looks back some of the most prominent stories from the past year.
Indigenous Australians have had a significant impact on society throughout 2025. In the final days of the calendar year, National Indigenous Times highlights some of this year's Indigenous success sto...
Fresh from a monumental walk across almost half of Victoria this year, Travis Lovett has announced a new "walk for truth" in 2026, travelling from Naarm to Canberra.
Indigenous people across Victoria have welcomed the state government's historic apology to First Peoples for the harms caused by the "actions and inactions of the state" and "the colony that came befo...
Gough Whitlam pouring sand into Vincent Lingiari's hands in 1975. Bob Hawke at the Barunga Festival in 1988. Paul Keating's Redfern speech. Kevin Rudd's apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008.
Next week the University of Melbourne will host an international truth-telling symposium to explore how truth-telling can drive meaningful institutional change.
Tuesday's Treaty announcement came against a backdrop of conservative push-back. Just like the Voice debate, critics to Treaty have labelled it "racist" and "divisive," with some going further, callin...
Former Yoorrook commissioner Travis Lovett has been appointed the inaugural Executive Director of the University of Melbourne's new Centre for Truth Telling and Dialogue.
The recent Walk for Truth, completed by Yoorrook Justice Commissioner Travis Lovett, inspired a people's movement. Every day, mostly First Nations mob, joined the procession along the path of a 510-ki...
