Commissioner Travis Lovett finishes 500km walk as inquiry concludes

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Commissioner Travis Lovett has finished his 500 kilometre walk across Victoria marking the end of the Yoorrook Justice Commission. Yoorrook has been investigating the historical and ongoing injustices experienced by first peoples in Victoria.

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00:00I'm here at Victoria's Parliament House, where an event's just been held to mark the

00:06end of the four-year Yurok Justice Commission.

00:09The Yurok Justice Commission is the Aboriginal truth-telling inquiry in Victoria.

00:13It's been investigating the impact of colonisation, past and ongoing, for four years in Victoria.

00:20It's now the state's longest-ever-running Royal Commission.

00:23To commemorate its work, Yurok Commissioner Travis Lovett has just completed a 25-day,

00:30500-kilometre walk, which has ended here at Victoria's Parliament House.

00:34He's walked to try and raise awareness of the Commission's work, which wraps up formally

00:39on the 30th of June, but here with this celebration today.

00:42I'm incredibly proud and honoured to be able to stand here in the steps of Parliament,

00:49where, since 1856, this place has made decisions that have controlled and affected First Peoples

00:58lives, but it's also the place where we can transform the future.

01:04It was joined by some thousands of people on this last leg of his walk, including school

01:08children, and we are still waiting to see the final report of the Yurok Justice Commission.

01:14It's not expected to be released today, but will be probably most likely next month.

01:18It's expected to include more than 100 recommendations to address systemic injustices between the

01:23state and Victorian First Peoples.

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