Victorian premier delivers formal apology to Australia’s First Peoples for ‘rapid and violent’ colonisation
by Douglas Smith and Benita Kolovos from World news | The Guardian on (#72186)
Jacinta Allan's apology for the actions and inactions of the state' arose from Victoria's treaty negotiation process
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The Victorian government has apologised for past injustices inflicted on Aboriginal people since the time of colonisation through the actions and inactions of the state, and the colony that came before it".
In a formal statement issued before the parliament, the premier, Jacinta Allan, said decisions made in that building over its history have long denied the First Peoples of this land their rights and their self-determination".
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