Upcoming hearing
DESCENDANTS DAY
4 SEPTEMBER 2024
Hear evidence about Victoria's past from descendants of colonisers.
Descendants of key colonial figures will appear before Yoorrook Commissioners to shed new light on significant moments in Victoria’s past.
Watch live: 4 September 2024 at 9:30am
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
30 August 2024
Yoorrook Justice Commission truth receivers speak frankly about their challenges and goals
Yoorrook Truth Receivers talked with the VAN Talks Podcast about just some of the work that is going on behind the scenes.
28 August 2024
Community make history at Barrbunin Beek
Community connected with Barrbubin Beek Aboriginal Gathering Place in Heidelberg met with Yoorrook’s truth-receivers in a fireside yarning session this month.
31 July 2024
Yoorrook’s social justice hearings wrap up
Victoria’s truth telling commission has finished its social justice hearings, which looked into the systemic injustices faced by First Peoples in education, health, housing and the economy. Read on to find out more about key evidence and moments from the hearings.
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.
