Aunty Nellie Flagg shares with Commissioners firsthand experiences of racism at school.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll MP apologises for ongoing racism in schools
“It’s of deep shame to me that I know as part of the curriculum, that young people were learning more about civil rights matters in the United States than they were learning about their own history here in this state.” Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll MP apologises for ongoing racism in Victorian schools.
Social Justice Hearings, 26 June
Commissioners heard from The Hon. Tim Pallas MP, Treasurer of Victoria, marking the last day of Yoorrook’s social justice hearings.
Social Justice Hearings, 24 June
Commissioners heard evidence from The Hon. Harriet Shing, Minister for Housing.
Social Justice Hearings, 21 June
Commissioners took evidence from Mary-Anne Thomas MP, Minister for Health and Health Infrastructure.
Social Justice Hearings, 20 June
Commissioners heard from Vicki Ward MP, Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence and Melanie Heenan, Deputy Secretary, Family Safety Victoria.
Racism is not just an emotional violation
Dr Graham Gee from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute – MCRI presents evidence to Commissioners on the impact of racism on mental health outcomes.
If representation’s in the school, people feel connected and feel safer
Watch James Cumming, Principal of Reservoir East Primary School explain how the school creates a welcoming environment for First Peoples students.
Social Justice Hearings, 17 June
Commissioners heard from representatives of the Department of Health, Secretary Prof Euan Wallace and deputy secretaries Jodie Geissler and Zoe Wainer.