Yoorrook Justice Commission   

Analysis
Truth‑telling is a human right, and Australia has a legal duty to deliver it
Australia stands at a turning point. The defeat of the 2023 Voice Referendum did...
Scottie Campbell 28 Apr 2026
Walking with the Truth is how Australia moves forward
Australians aren't being asked to agree with the truth, they're being asked to s...
Travis Lovett 18 Mar 2026
Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency welcomes reforms to state's Children, Youth and Families Act
VACCA - the Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency - has welcomed the p...
Giovanni Torre 6 Mar 2026
A nation that knows the truth must choose what it becomes
On Sunday April 19, I will begin walking from Melbourne to Canberra, more than 8...
Travis Lovett 19 Feb 2026
Walking for national Truth: The time is now
The call for truth telling is not new. It did not emerge in the past decade, it...
Travis Lovett 5 Feb 2026
'Extraordinary levels of racism remain' across Australia, with calls for new, unifying national day

In the lead-up to January 26, Aboriginal leaders have noted "extraordinary levels of racism remain" across the country, as calls to change the date of Australia's national day continue.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 19, 2026
Advocates call for national truth-telling framework in open letter to PM

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 9, 2026
A year of transformation and contradiction in Victoria

A historic Treaty signing — the first in the country's history — and the delivery of a monumental truth-telling report has been bookended by controversial law reforms and claims of betraya...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 19, 2025
Travis Lovett announces new 'Walk for Truth' from Naarm to Canberra

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 17, 2025
Solemn apology in treaty 'reset' with Aboriginal people

A historic apology will be delivered to Aboriginal people as a state recognises its dark past of mistreatment and eyes a reset in relations. Premier Jacinta Allan will issue a formal apology in Victor...

C
Callum Godde Dec 9, 2025
National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People condemns 'cruel' new Victorian sentencing laws

Australia's first National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, has condemned the passage of new Victorian legislation which will allow ch...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 5, 2025
Victorian Government announces overhaul to protect children and keep more families together

The Victorian Government has responded to a major recommendation of the Yoorrook Justice Report by announcing legislation making every Minister and Department, along with the Chief Commissioner of Pol...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 2, 2025
Victorian Government to formally apologise to First Nations people

The Victorian Government has announced it will deliver a historic apology to First Nations people. The apology, scheduled for December 9 in Victorian Parliament, was recommended by the Yoorrook Justic...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 27, 2025
University of Melbourne to host international truth-telling symposium

Next week the University of Melbourne will host an international truth-telling symposium to explore how truth-telling can drive meaningful institutional change.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 6, 2025
Victorian Traditional Owners deserve fair go in critical minerals mining, peak body says

The peak body for Victorian Traditional Owners has warned ongoing delays to key legislation and the fast-tracking of project approvals risk excluding Traditional Owners from decisions about mining on...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 24, 2025
Former Yoorrook Commissioner to head University of Melbourne's new Truth-telling centre

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 20, 2025
SNAICC welcomes Australia’s first National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children has welcomed the announcement of Adjunct Professor Sue-Anne Hunter as Australia's first National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander c...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 2025
Champion of truth-telling Sue-Anne Hunter appointed Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People

The federal government has appointed Australia's first permanent National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 3, 2025
Load More
@natindigtimes
Article Audio

Disclaimer: This function is AI-generated and therefore may mispronounce.

National Indigenous Times

Disclaimer: This function is AI-generated and therefore may mispronounce.