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First Nations children’s commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter on courage, speaking truth to power and the boy she can’t forget

The Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman – who went from high school dropout to Harvard – reveals her ultimate dream for her new role

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Moves to boost powers for Indigenous kids' advocate

Laws have been introduced to establish an independent Indigenous children's advocate to help address systemic issues.

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Better powers urged to help protect Indigenous children

Each state and territory needs an independent commissioner dedicated to Indigenous children, advocates say, urging governments to "be bold".

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Indigenous children's commissioner to begin urgent work

Australia's first National Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People has been appointed, tasked with elevating the voices of Indigenous kids.

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Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says

Yoorrook Justice Commission splits on final report but makes 100 recommendations aimed at healing and reconciliation

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Truth commission could reset, restore nation's history

A federal truth commission could restore and reset'Australia's history, but must be led by Indigenous people, an inquiry has been told.

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Minister grilled over Indigenous women's deaths

Victoria's family violence minister has had a heated exchange with a commissioner at the Yoorrook Justice Commission over inaction on Indigenous women's deaths.

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Building programs exclude Aboriginal organisations

Victoria's truth telling inquiry has uncovered further discrimination and exclusion for Aboriginal communities already facing a tough housing market.

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'Children being taken' while reforms delayed: Yoorrook

Victoria's First Peoples minister has defended her government after being criticised for inaction on key recommendations from a truth-telling inquiry.

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Inquiry to hear of education, health, housing injustice

The Yoorrook Justice Commission has shifted its focus to investigating injustice in education, health and housing systems.

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First Nations people should have power over child protection decisions in Victoria, truth-telling inquiry says

Yoorrook report says Indigenous children ‘can be in a pipeline to the justice system before being born’

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Cheaper to call Vatican City: Why is it so expensive to make phone calls from prison?

While some US states are making prison phone calls free, a 12-minute phone call from a Victorian prison can cost more than a prisoner's wages for the day.

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Victorian government apologises to Yoorrook Justice Commission amid delays to Indigenous truth-telling inquiry

Internal police reports on systemic racism and confidential ministerial briefings on bail reform are among the thousands of documents the state government is withholding from Victoria's Indigenous truth-telling inquiry.

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Victoria’s child protection system is creating ‘new stolen generation’, Aboriginal leader says

Condemnation comes as the state’s truth-telling inquiry, the Yoorrook Justice Commission, prepares to hold hearings on the subject

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Political and Indigenous leaders rally to keep young children out of youth justice system

Members of the Indigenous, legal and political communities are uniting behind efforts to raise the state's criminal age of responsibility to 14.

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Victorian inquiry to probe justice system

Victoria's truth-telling inquiry is inviting Indigenous people to share their stories about injustices experienced in criminal and child protection systems.

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Actor's history 'stolen', Vic inquiry told

Actor and Indigenous elder Uncle Jack Charles has been the first witness to speak at Victoria's truth-telling inquiry, the Yoorrook Justice Commission.

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‘Don’t muck it up’: First Nations communities are closely watching Victoria’s truth-telling commission

Leaders hope Yoorrook Justice Commission will spark nationwide treaty negotiations

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Yoorrook Justice Commission: how will truth-telling process work and what will it achieve?

Commission will investigate systemic injustices experienced by Victoria’s First Nations people

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