Aboriginal Affairs – Treaty and Truth-Telling
Many people in the Tasmanian Aboriginal community have stated that there cannot be any meaningful truth‑telling process without a pathway to treaty. I welcome the kind of openness
Many people in the Tasmanian Aboriginal community have stated that there cannot be any meaningful truth‑telling process without a pathway to treaty. I welcome the kind of openness
Victoria has made historic process on Aboriginal justice, tabling a bill for a Treaty with Victorian Aboriginal people.
Lutruwita, the island home of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people for over 40,000 years, was stolen by colonial powers on invasion.
Premier, Theresa Sainty is a respected palawa woman and inaugural member of Mr Jaensch's Treaty Advisory Committee. Two weeks ago, Ms Sainty resigned from the committee in disgust.
Your government's failure to progress truth-telling and treaty, despite the promises of Peter Gutwein, has meant we have a delegation of Aboriginal community camped on our doorstep, desperate for action.
The takayna coast is lutruwita’s richest, most significant Aboriginal cultural heritage landscape and among the world’s most significant archaeological sites.
The Premier has no choice but to remove Roger Jaensch from the Aboriginal Affairs portfolio.
It is almost exactly a year since professors Kate Warner and Tim McCormack handed down their landmark report on a Pathway to Truth-Telling and Treaty.
On this day across the nation, Aboriginal people mourn the loss of their country.
The generational grief, deep wounds and enduring dispossession of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people have been acknowledged by the Tasmanian Parliament today.