NITV SBS: Queensland’s truth-telling inquiry reopens submissions The Queensland Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry is again accepting submissions, to give people an opportunity to share their stories before the Liberal National Party shuts it down. On Friday afternoon, inquiry chair Joshua Creamer said they had paused work to seek further information from the Queensland Government, after… Continue reading NITV SBS: Queensland’s truth-telling inquiry reopens submissions
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NIT: Historic Victorian Treaty negotiations to begin in coming days
NIT: Historic Victorian Treaty negotiations to begin in coming days The historic Treaty negotiations between Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly and the state’s government will begin in the coming days. At a press conference in Naarm on Thursday, Assembly co-chair Rueben Berg, along with Premier Jacinta Allan, First Peoples and Treaty Minister Natalie Hutchins and Treaty… Continue reading NIT: Historic Victorian Treaty negotiations to begin in coming days
FIRST PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA: Treaty negotiations begin in Victoria!
FIRST PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA: Treaty negotiations begin in Victoria! At a ceremony today on Wurundjeri Country in Melbourne, the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria and the Victorian Government officially started the negotiation of the first Statewide Treaty. Assembly Co-chair, Wamba Wamba, Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung and Dhudhuroa woman Ngarra Murray, said the historic… Continue reading FIRST PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLY OF VICTORIA: Treaty negotiations begin in Victoria!
The Conversation: Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics
The Conversation: Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics With the ACT Party’s Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill having its first reading in parliament last week, the debate and protests have been – understandably – focused on the local historical and political landscape. But New Zealand isn’t alone… Continue reading The Conversation: Treaties, truth and equality: how NZ, Australia and Canada are all struggling with colonial politics
NITV: Treaty talks to start in Victoria but will need parliament’s approval
NITV: Treaty talks to start in Victoria but will need parliament’s approval Talks between the Victorian government and First Peoples’ Assembly will start late next week. The Treaty Authority will oversee the talks, acting as an independent umpire. There will be no statewide treaty with Indigenous Victorians unless approved by parliament, but the opposition is… Continue reading NITV: Treaty talks to start in Victoria but will need parliament’s approval
Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 – Update
Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 – Update Members of the Senate committee have begun to travel around the country for public hearings, engaging with Submission author organisations/ individuals. As each public hearing is held records of the content can be viewed Two such hearings have been completed – one in Thornbury Vic and one in Perth WA. The Federal Government is… Continue reading Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024 – Update
SBS NITV: WA Indigenous groups say truth telling bill doesn’t go far enough
SBS NITV: WA Indigenous groups say truth telling bill doesn’t go far enough A proposed national truth-telling commission to examine injustices faced by Indigenous people has been described by some groups as inappropriate. Several WA organisations will give evidence on Tuesday at a parliamentary inquiry into a truth and justice commission bill. The legislation put… Continue reading SBS NITV: WA Indigenous groups say truth telling bill doesn’t go far enough
Ending QLD Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry is harmful and divisive
Australian Human Rights Commission: Ending QLD Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry is harmful and divisive The Queensland Government’s decision to abolish the state’s Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry and repeal its Path to Treaty Act marks a major step backwards for First Nations rights, says Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss. Newly-elected Premier… Continue reading Ending QLD Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry is harmful and divisive
NITV: ‘160 years of failure’: Queensland’s truth telling inquiry looks at government departments
‘160 years of failure’: Queensland’s truth telling inquiry looks at government departments 25 September- NITV: ‘160 years of failure’: Queensland’s truth telling inquiry looks at government departments Queensland’s “confronting” history has been examined at the state’s truth-telling and healing inquiry, with government representatives acknowledging past policies, practices and the hurt they have caused to Aboriginal… Continue reading NITV: ‘160 years of failure’: Queensland’s truth telling inquiry looks at government departments
The Conversation: Friday essay: why it’s time to move beyond truth-telling to Indigenous resurgence
The Conversation: Friday essay: why it’s time to move beyond truth-telling to Indigenous resurgence In the early 1840s, the first European to invade the country between the Murumbidgee and Galari rivers shot camp dogs at a place called Burrowmunditroy to intimidate Wiradyuri people into leaving their own land. His niece recorded that within days 1,500 warriors… Continue reading The Conversation: Friday essay: why it’s time to move beyond truth-telling to Indigenous resurgence