Victorian Premier Appears Before Indigenous ‘Truth-Telling’ Commission

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has joined the roll of senior politicians who have appeared before the state’s Yoorrook Justice Commission.

Victorian Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan addresses the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 29, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross

The premier of Victoria, Jacinta Allan, has appeared before the Yoorrook Justice Commission—Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry, which has the same powers as a royal commission.

She is the first head of an Australian government to appear before such an inquiry, established to investigate the impact of past and present events on Indigenous communities.