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All Victorians invited to make a truth telling submission
All Victorians are now invited to be part of truth telling by making a submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission. Submissions had previously been open to First Peoples only.
Yoorrook is the first Royal Commission in Australia planned and led by First Peoples and is the first formal truth-telling process into injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria.
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Chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, Professor Eleanor Bourke said:
“Yoorrook has heard powerful evidence from First Peoples about the systemic racism, injustice and harm caused by the State against them and their families.
Often this involved reliving traumatic experiences and…