Victorian First News Today

In Australia, the transitional justice efforts of the Yoorrook Truth Commission are facing a difficult political context. And this regressive trend seems to be growing.

The worst aspect of Victoria's Yoorrook Commission is its defined purpose to ascribe all blame to 'the impact of colonialism', rather than the persisting deficiencies in traditional Aboriginal society. A failure to take note of, let alone examine, these gross, often horrifying, shortcomings can only produce findings written in the ink of obfuscation and deception

Created in consultation with the Yulendj Group of Elders and community representatives, the award-winning First Peoples exhibition was launched in the

'We want to be embedded within Ballarat, and used and appreciated.'

In Australia, in the State of Victoria, the Yoorrook Justice Commission demonstrates that Aboriginal people suffer from an unfair justice system. Law, police, prison: injustices are common and racism is everywhere.

The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission is a royal commission seeking truth-telling on the historical and contemporary injustices experienced by First Nations peoples in Victoria.