Victoria made history with the establishment of Australia’s first formal truth-telling commission. Yoorrook Chair, Professor Eleanor Bourke says truth-telling is now here to stay. This article is from Reconciliation Australia’s Newsletter, 12 October 2024. Photo: Yoorrook Justice Commission In an historic moment,… Read More »Truth, Healing, Action
On Monday 29 July 2024, Senator Malarndirri McCarthy was sworn in as Minister for Indigenous Australians. Senator McCarthy is a Yanyuwa Garrawa woman from the Gulf country in the Northern Territory. She was previously the Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians and… Read More »New Minister for Indigenous Australians
On 4 July 2024 the Greens introduced the Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 to the Senate, who have referred the Bill to the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs for inquiry and report by 11… Read More »Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 introduced to the Senate
A call to action by ANTAR. For decades, First Nations Peoples have called for treaties and truth-telling as vehicles toward greater justice, decision making and self-determination for their communities. It has been more than eight months since the Voice referendum… Read More »Urgent call for a Truth & Justice Commission
Article by Dan Butler for SBS, 1 July 2024. A key figure in the Voice to Parliament movement has urged the government to support the Australian Greens’ Makarrata bill, which the party intends to introduce to parliament this week. The… Read More »Pat Anderson has told the government to support the Greens’ Makarrata proposal
This article is by Dechlan Brennan for National Indigenous Times on 6 June 2024. An “institutionally racist” child protection system is trampling on First Nations children, according to a scathing report released by South Australia’s Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and… Read More »Report finds Aboriginal children in South Australia are being unnecessarily removed from families and communities
Flashover was produced by one of Reconciliation SA’s own team. The inspiration for the song “Flashover” arose from a deep understanding of the impact of the referendum on Aboriginal people and the struggle since colonisation. In the spirit of reconciliation,… Read More »Tony Minniecon releases new single! Listen below!
Article by Luca Ittimani for The Guardian, 24 May. Victoria’s Police Commissioner has apologised for the role the force played in the stolen generations over more than 100 years. Shane Patton delivered what he described as a “long overdue” apology in the… Read More »Police apology to stolen generations
ABC News Article, 28 April 2024 By Bridget Brennan, Joseph Dunstan, and Kate Ashton In the heart of Wurundjeri country, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan was feeling the weight of history. “This is a deeply significant moment,” she said. “We all… Read More »Australian first: Victoria’s premier will sit before an Indigenous-led truth inquiry
The first representatives elected to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice have been announced in South Australia as counting in the nation-first elections gets underway. The 14 people who were chosen to represent the Far North region and the… Read More »First members of SA Voice announced as counting begins