As Victoria’s Yoorrook Justice Commission resumes its public hearings, The Age’s has been permitted to publish an edited excerpt from the testimony of Uncle Jack Charles.
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A state funeral will be held as a tribute to Uncle Jack Charles at Hamer Hall in Southbank next month after the elder and celebrated actor died following a stroke.
Jack Charles triumphed over institutional racism, the legacy of colonialism, and the immense suffering, fragmentation, and trauma it left in its wake to become a brilliant storyteller, actor, artist, potter, musician and tireless worker for Aboriginal justice and rights. By Arnold Zable