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It's time to tell the truth about the impacts of colonisation on First Peoples in Victoria.
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Areas of work
Yoorrook is investigating injustice against First Peoples in Victoria since colonisation.
In mid-2023 Yoorrook released the Yoorrook for Justice report into the Victorian child protection and criminal justice systems.
Yoorrook is now looking into land, sky and waters, health, housing and education, and economic prosperity. Yoorrook will deliver its final report in 2025.
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Land, sky and waters
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has commenced its inquiry into land, sky and waters as the next part of the truth telling process in Victoria.
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Criminal Justice System
For First Peoples, the criminal justice system has long been a site of systemic injustice.
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Child protection system
The Yoorrook Justice Commission is looking into the child protection system as part of the truth telling process in Victoria.
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About Yoorrook
The Yoorrook Justice Commission is the first formal truth-telling process into injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria.
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News and Stories
10 July 2024
History of NAIDOC week
NAIDOC Week is a celebration of First Peoples’ achievements, history and culture. We encourage all Victorians to take part in the activities and events, and to learn more about the First Peoples of these lands.
4 June 2024
Yoorrook Justice Commission: Jarvis’ Story
Sitting overlooking the waters where the Yarra River and Merri Creek meet, surrounded by soaring gum trees, Jarvis takes a deep breath. With the camera rolling, he begins to tell his story.
31 May 2024
Get to know Truth Receiver Stephen Thorpe
Yoorrook Truth Receiver Stephen Thorpe, who belongs to the Gunnai, Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Palawa nations, shares some insights about his journey to Yoorrook and why he’s passionate about truth telling.
16 May 2024
What Yoorrook heard about land, sky and waters
The history of Europeans coming to Victoria 200 years ago and taking First Peoples’ land is a history of wrongdoing and loss. But it is also a story First Peoples’ resistance, survival and strength.
16 May 2024
Victorian Government responds to Yoorrook recommendations
The Victorian Government has accepted 28 of the recommendations made in Yoorrook for Justice in full or in principle.
16 May 2024
Victoria Police commit to change
Victoria Police announces its commitment to 79 reforms in response to Yoorrook Justice Commission recommendations at the unveiling of the Yoorrook shield
