Jacinta Allan’s journey to deepen her understanding of injustices is one many Victorians will need to embark on for Yoorrook to succeed
hearing room on Monday holding a message stick bearing the names of the state’s Indigenous groups who have participated in the truth-telling process.
Allan did indeed make history on Monday, becoming Australia’s first state leader to provide evidence at a formal truth-telling inquiry, which has the same powers as a royal commission. Yoorrook’s process, modelled on international truth-telling inquiries, most notably post-Apartheid South Africa, is an Australian-first.
She recounted how she had sat in her back yard in Bendigo on Dja Dja Wurrung country, reading through material and feeling distressed that she had not known anything about historical massacres that had occurred not far from her own home. Allan spoke of her ‘sense of shame and distress’ at being unaware of historical massacres that occurred near her home in Bendigo on Dja Dja Wurrung country.The premier, in sharing her story, highlighted the importance for all Victorians to commit to deepening their knowledge and understanding of what has occurred in the place they call home.
Allan said the treaty process would ensure the government was held accountable and help ensure Indigenous people were shielded from changing policies within political cycles. She gave hints about the reforms the government may be willing to pursue, although she repeatedly stressed she would not pre-empt treaty negotiations, which are due to begin later this year.
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