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The Yoorrook Justice Commission has found that British colonization of Victoria constituted genocide against Indigenous peoples, with mass killings, disease, sexual violence, child removal and cultural erasure reducing the Indigenous population from 60,000 to 15,000 between 1834 and 1851.

The Yoorrook Justice Commission has found that British colonization of Victoria constituted genocide against Indigenous peoples, with mass killings, disease, sexual violence, child removal and cultural erasure reducing the Indigenous population from 60,000 to 15,000 between 1834 and 1851.

The four-year royal commission made 100 recommendations including monetary compensation, land restitution, tax relief and other forms of redress for what it termed "genocide, crimes against humanity and denial of freedoms" committed during invasion and occupation.

The four-year royal commission made 100 recommendations including monetary compensation, land restitution, tax relief and other forms of redress for what it termed "genocide, crimes against humanity and denial of freedoms" committed during invasion and occupation.

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said her Labor government would "carefully consider" the findings, stating they "shine a light on hard truths and lay the foundations for a better future for all Victorians," while the Liberal opposition withdrew support for treaty processes.</span

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan said her Labor government would "carefully consider" the findings, stating they "shine a light on hard truths and lay the foundations for a better future for all Victorians," while the Liberal opposition withdrew support for treaty processes.

The commission documented at least 978 Aboriginal deaths from 50 massacres between 1831 and 1854, with all but three committed by colonizers, and found that current economic disparities affecting Indigenous Victorians are "direct legacies of colonial practices and state-sanctioned exclusion."

The commission documented at least 978 Aboriginal deaths from 50 massacres between 1831 and 1854, with all but three committed by colonizers, and found that current economic disparities affecting Indigenous Victorians are "direct legacies of colonial practices and state-sanctioned exclusion."

Three of five commissioners, Sue-Anne Hunter, Maggie Walter and Anthony North, "did not approve of the inclusion of the key findings in the final report," though they supported the 100 recommendations unanimously, with no further details provided about their disagreement.

Three of five commissioners, Sue-Anne Hunter, Maggie Walter and Anthony North, "did not approve of the inclusion of the key findings in the final report," though they supported the 100 recommendations unanimously, with no further details provided about their disagreement.

The inquiry recommended making Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly permanent with decision-making powers and establishing ongoing truth-telling initiatives, while calling for major reforms to education, health, justice and child protection systems to address systemic injustices.</span

The inquiry recommended making Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly permanent with decision-making powers and establishing ongoing truth-telling initiatives, while calling for major reforms to education, health, justice and child protection systems to address systemic injustices.

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The four-year royal commission made 100 recommendations including monetary compensation, land restitution, tax relief and other forms of redress for what it termed "genocide, crimes against humanity and denial of freedoms" committed during colonial invasion and occupation.</span

The four-year royal commission made 100 recommendations including monetary compensation, land restitution, tax relief and other forms of redress for what it termed "genocide, crimes against humanity and denial of freedoms" committed during colonial invasion and occupation.

The commission documented at least 978 Aboriginal deaths from 50 massacres between 1831 and 1854, with all but three committed by colonizers, and found that current economic disparities affecting Indigenous Victorians are "direct legacies of colonial practices and state-sanctioned exclusion.".</span

The commission documented at least 978 Aboriginal deaths from 50 massacres between 1831 and 1854, with all but three committed by colonizers, and found that current economic disparities affecting Indigenous Victorians are "direct legacies of colonial practices and state-sanctioned exclusion.".

Three of five commissioners - Sue-Anne Hunter, Maggie Walter and Anthony North - "did not approve of the inclusion of the key findings in the final report," though they supported the 100 recommendations unanimously, with no further details provided about their disagreement.</span

Three of five commissioners - Sue-Anne Hunter, Maggie Walter and Anthony North - "did not approve of the inclusion of the key findings in the final report," though they supported the 100 recommendations unanimously, with no further details provided about their disagreement.

While acknowledging past wrongs is important, this inquiry risks dividing Victorians rather than uniting them around practical solutions. The genocide findings and demands for reparations come at a time when families are struggling with cost-of-living pressures and rising crime rates. The focus should be on improving outcomes for all disadvantaged communities, not relitigating historical grievances through expensive compensation schemes.

While acknowledging past wrongs is important, this inquiry risks dividing Victorians rather than uniting them around practical solutions. The genocide findings and demands for reparations come at a time when families are struggling with cost-of-living pressures and rising crime rates. The focus should be on improving outcomes for all disadvantaged communities, not relitigating historical grievances through expensive compensation schemes.

Victoria Inquiry Finds British Committed Genocide Against Indigenous

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This historic truth-telling process finally acknowledges what Aboriginal Victorians have always known: that systematic genocide was committed against their ancestors. The evidence is overwhelming: mass killings, forced child removals, cultural destruction that decimated populations by 75% in just two decades. These aren't ancient wrongs but ongoing injustices that continue today through economic exclusion and systemic racism. It is time to face the truth with contrition and commitment to doing better.

This historic truth-telling process finally acknowledges what Aboriginal Victorians have always known: that systematic genocide was committed against their ancestors. The evidence is overwhelming: mass killings, forced child removals, cultural destruction that decimated populations by 75% in just two decades. These aren't ancient wrongs but ongoing injustices that continue today through economic exclusion and systemic racism. It is time to face the truth with contrition and commitment to doing better.

The Yoorrook Justice Commission has found genocide occurred in Victoria. Here's what it says needs to happen next

Australia is not reckoning with the past so much as creating a cult of self-flagellation and perpetual victimhood to assuage the guilt of upper-class liberals. You will not find a single crime in the history of the British Empire that no other nation of sufficient size is not also guilty of. Ignoring the positives of colonialism and the reality of what was considered acceptable in those times serves no one except interest groups and impedes progress and a real understanding of that history.

Australia is not reckoning with the past so much as creating a cult of self-flagellation and perpetual victimhood to assuage the guilt of upper-class liberals. You will not find a single crime in the history of the British Empire that no other nation of sufficient size is not also guilty of. Ignoring the positives of colonialism and the reality of what was considered acceptable in those times serves no one except interest groups and impedes progress and a real understanding of that history.

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