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An Australian-first inquiry backed by royal commission powers will investigate the ongoing effects of colonisation on Victoriaâs Indigenous community and chart a path to reconciliation.
The Andrews government will on Tuesday launch a âtruth-tellingâ commission that will help guide the stateâs treaty negotiations and potentially examine how reparations could be paid to Indigenous people for past injustices.
The Truth and Justice Commission â modelled on the commission set up by Nelson Mandela in post-apartheid South Africa as well as those that have been held in New Zealand and Canada â will be run by eminent commissioners who will recommend reforms to improve Indigenous peopleâs quality of life.
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An animal rights group has voiced concerns about a proposal to reintroduce dingoes into the Grampians, warning the native predators would be at risk of being poisoned or shot if found on private property.
A 15-year draft plan created by Parks Victoria and three groups of traditional owners to guide the management of the Grampians was released in November and contained a proposal to restore “locally extinct and culturally significant wildlife” such as the dingo and the quoll.
The proposal to reintroduce dingoes into the Grampians National Park has been fiercely opposed by local farmers.
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It outlined a proposal to investigate, with farmers and academic institutions, whether the reintroduction of the native predator could “restore missing ecological processes” and control pest species as well as overabundant populations of kangaroos and wallabies.