Anniversary of Yoorrook’s Final Reports Being Tabled

1 July

Content note: This page discusses colonisation, systemic racism, child removal and other injustices.

On 1 July 2025, the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s final reports were tabled in the Victorian Parliament. The date recognises First Peoples who shared evidence and the work of Australia’s first formal truth-telling inquiry into historical and ongoing systemic injustices against First Peoples.

What was tabled

The Commission identifies two publications: Yoorrook for Transformation, its final interim reform report, and Yoorrook Truth be Told, its final report and Official Public Record.

Yoorrook for Transformation comprises five volumes and makes one hundred recommendations. Truth be Told preserves a history informed by First Peoples’ evidence and experiences. These publications have related but distinct purposes: recording truth and setting out changes that should follow.

Why this calendar uses 1 July

First Peoples–State Relations records that the reports were delivered to the Governor and the First Peoples’ Assembly in June 2025, then tabled and publicly released on 1 July. This calendar uses the public tabling date.

That distinction matters. Delivery, public release and implementation are different events. The anniversary should not imply that publication meant all recommendations had been accepted or put into effect.

Truth-telling and Treaty

Yoorrook’s work sits alongside Victoria’s Treaty process, but it deserves its own entry. Truth-telling makes room for testimony and a public record of injustice; Treaty concerns negotiated commitments, relationships and institutions.

The Commission examined connected areas of life including land, education, health, housing, child protection and criminal justice. Reading the reports allows institutions to consider their own histories and responsibilities rather than viewing injustice only as something that happened elsewhere.

Listening should lead to action

An anniversary can recognise the people who gave evidence without requiring them to retell painful experiences. Public testimony is not permission to seek personal stories from students, colleagues or families.

For a school or workplace, choose a relevant publicly available recommendation and consider what response lies within the organisation’s control. Record a practical action, identify who will follow it through and return to it later. Treat First Peoples’ accounts as evidence that requires attention, rather than material for a debate about whether harm matters.

Using the reports with care

Begin with summaries and content guidance before selecting longer passages. Explain the subject matter, allow people to step away and use material appropriate to learners’ ages and circumstances.

Distinguish the Commission’s findings and recommendations from subsequent government responses. When discussing implementation, check a current official source and date the information. The reports are a substantial record for further learning; a calendar summary cannot substitute for reading them or listening to First Peoples’ perspectives.

Sources and further reading

These sources provide historical context, official records and further learning. Some contain historical language and names or images of people who have died.

Online sources

Yoorrook Justice Commission: final reports. Yoorrook Justice Commission. Report titles, tabling date and background to the inquiry.
https://www.yoorrook.org.au/

Reports. Yoorrook Justice Commission. Access to the Official Public Record, reform reports and summaries.
https://www.yoorrook.org.au/reports-and-recommendations/reports

Truth and justice. First Peoples–State Relations, Victoria. Distinguishes delivery in June from public tabling on 1 July 2025.
https://www.firstpeoplesrelations.vic.gov.au/truth-and-justice

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