Hi, My name is Joseph Saunders I’m a proud Gunditjmara and Monero/Gunnai man living on Country in Portland and I’m a Truth Receiver for the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
Get to know Truth Receiver Lisa Rose Thorpe
I’m Lisa Rose Thorpe, I proudly belong to the Gunnai/ Gunditjmara/ Wemba Wemba/ Boonwurrung/ & Dja Dja Wurrung Nations, born & raised on Boonwurrung Country in East Melbourne and currently living on Yorta Yorta Woka Country in Shepparton. I’m a Truth Receiver for the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
Get to know Truth Receiver Tara Fry
My name is Tara Fry and I’m a proud Ngemba and Ngiyampaa woman. My family is from Bourke, NSW and I was born and raised on Gunditjmara Country. I currently live on Boon Wurrung Country.
Get to know Truth Receiver Stephen Thorpe
I am Stephen Thorpe and belong to the Gunnai, Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta and Palawa nations. I was born in Naarm (AKA Melbourne) on Wurundjeri land.
Yoorrook for Justice: Report into Victoria’s Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems
Following a 12-month inquiry, the ‘Yoorrook for Justice: Report into Victoria’s Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems’ details extensive systemic injustice, racism, discriminatory laws and policy failures that have, and continue to, cause harm to First Peoples. The report and a full list of recommendations can be found here: www.yoorrookforjustice.org.au
Recommendations: Yoorook Report into Victoria’s Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems
Yoorrook for Justice: Report into Victoria’s Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems makes 46 recommendations for reform, including clarifying and strengthening the charter of human rights and responsibilities act. The report and a full list of recommendations can be found here: www.yoorrookforjustice.org.au
Yoorrook NAIDOC 2023 – Elders Panel
Elders Panel including Yoorrook Chair Aunty Eleanor Bourke and Uncle Kevin Coombs.
Yarn with a Truth Receiver from the Yoorrook Justice Commission
Proud Gunditjmara and Monero/Gunnai man Joseph Saunders wants to help create a better future for his kids.
Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police apologises to First Peoples
On behalf of Victoria Police, Chief Commissioner Shane Patton APM apologised “unreservedly” to First Peoples for police actions since colonisation and continuing to the present day. In a hearing at the Yoorrook Justice Commission, the Chief Commissioner said that “as a result of systemic racism, racist attitudes and discriminatory policies of police,’ injustices had “gone undetected, unchecked and unpunished.” He … Read More