Co-chair of Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly says ‘we can’t wait until 2024 for a state-wide treaty and then begin negotiations on this work’
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Geraldine Atkinson, co-chair of Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly, has warned that urgent reform of the state’s child protection and criminal justice systems cannot wait until a treaty is reached and should happen now.
Atkinson appeared at the Yoorrook Justice Commission on Tuesday morning, telling Victoria’s Indigenous truth-telling inquiry that work was needed to counter the over-representation of First Nations people in the systems.
Continue reading…Co-chair of Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly says ‘we can’t wait until 2024 for a state-wide treaty and then begin negotiations on this work’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGeraldine Atkinson, co-chair of Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly, has warned that urgent reform of the state’s child protection and criminal justice systems cannot wait until a treaty is reached and should happen now.Atkinson appeared at the Yoorrook Justice Commission on Tuesday morning, telling Victoria’s Indigenous truth-telling inquiry that work was needed to counter the over-representation of First Nations people in the systems.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…