The majority of recommendations made by the Yoorrook Justice Commission, a body tasked with investigating historical injustices against Aboriginal Victorians have been accepted, but three relating to youth offenders have been rejected outright by the state’s government.
Yoorrook, which means “truth” in the language of the Wemba/Wamba people was set up to provide a platform for Aboriginal Victorians to share their stories of the impacts of colonisation, dispossession, and systemic racism.
