Guardian Australia
Former Yoorrook justice commissioner says he wants to start a national discussion on a subject that is often misunderstood by the wider public Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Travis Lovett’s kangaroo skin cloak bears the words, “Truth is not about blame, it’s about healing”. It’s a message that will be delivered to Anthony Albanese via a slow, 38-day walk from Melbourne to Parliament House in Canberra, and a reminder of the importance of facing uncomfortable truths. Lovett, a Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man, served as a commissioner and co-chair on the Yoorrook Justice Commission , the country’s first formal, Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry. He completed the first stage of his walk for truth in May last year , when he trekked 486km from Portland in Victoria’s south-west, on Gunditjmara country, to the steps of state parliament in Melbourne. Continue reading...
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