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The latest round of truth-telling before the Victorian Indigenous justice body has entered its third day.

Truth-telling between First Nations and non-Indigenous people is a vital step in recognising past colonial wrongdoing. And research has found it is also a step towards self-determination and healing.

Monash Lens In February, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese told Parliament that an Australian government had yet to acknowledge the nation’s true history. The section about the nationwide killing of Indigenous people by European invaders was usually missing. Lynette Russell “We have all failed,” Albanese said. “Truth must fill the holes of our national memory.” The Aboriginal people who died at the hands of the settlers should be recognised, he said. “They, too, died for their loved ones. They, too, died for their Country. We must remember them, just as we remember those who foug...

Uncle Johnny and Tyson Lovett-Murray are part of the Deadly & Proud campaign. News by Rohan Smith 8th Feb 2021 5:34 PM An Aboriginal elder from Gunditjmara country in Victoria's southwest says most Australians would fail a simple test that proves they hold racist views. Uncle Johnny, who is telling the heartbreaking and brutal story of his people's dark past for a new Victorian Government campaign, says Australians have a guilt complex about what white people did to Indigenous Australians. He says that guilt gets in the way o...