Victorian Premier Appears Before Indigenous Commission

The premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, has appeared before the Yoorrook Justice Commission—Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry, which has the same powers as a royal commission. She is the first head of an Australian government to appear before such an inquiry, established to investigate the impact of past and present events on Indigenous communities. The commission name “Yoorrook” means “truth” in the Wemba-Wemba/Wamba-Wamba language spoken around north-western Victoria. Commissions in other countries such as Canada and South Africa have uncovered widespread and significant violations of human rights. Yoorrook is the first commission to be established in Australia, and its findings are expected to inform Victoria’s treaty process....