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Media releases
11/04/2024
Yoorrook to hear from the Premier, Ministers, Traditional Owners and churches at land injustice hearings
On Monday the Yoorrook Justice Commission will resume hearings into the systemic injustices experienced by First Peoples in relation to the land, sky and waters.
03/04/2024
Statement following Victorian Government response to Yoorrook for Justice report recommendations
Chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, Professor Eleanor Bourke said: “Yoorrook Commissioners acknowledge the Victorian Government’s response to the Yoorrook for Justice report in which 28 recommendations were accepted in full or in principle. Agreement on these recommendations demonstrates the importance and effectiveness of truth telling. Commissioners expect to see progress on the 15 recommendations which remain under consideration in
21/03/2024
Yoorrook land hearings to start with ceremonial hearing at sites of first recorded massacre and land theft
On Monday, the Yoorrook Justice Commission will begin hearings into injustices against First Peoples related to land, sky and waters with a ceremonial hearing on Gunditjmara country near Portland, where the colonisation of Victoria began.
14/02/2024
Yoorrook launches new focus on economic prosperity
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has today released an issues paper seeking submissions on the economic life of First Peoples, including economic injustice and opportunities for economic development.
07/02/2024
Yoorrook responds to Productivity Commission Closing the Gap report
Yoorrook responds to Productivity Commission Closing the Gap report
31/01/2024
The Hon. Anthony North KC appointed Commissioner of the Yoorrook Justice Commission
Former Federal Court Judge the Hon. Anthony North KC has been appointed as a Commissioner of Victoria’s formal truth telling process, the Yoorrook Justice Commission.