The move was backed by the Greens, and was met halfway by the state’s new Liberal leader. A man waving the Aboriginal flag at a NAIDOC march in Melbourne, Australia on July 6, 2018. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images12/8/2025|Updated: 12/8/2025Victoria’s Labor government has issued an official apology to the state’s Aboriginal people in Parliament on Dec. 9.The apology was recommended by the Yoorrook Justice Commission, which was set up in 2021 as a “truth-telling” body aimed at investigating historical issues related to colonisation.Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.Author’s Selected Articles
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