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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - A referendum aimed at elevating the rights of Indigenous Australians has instead triggered a torrent of racist slurs and abuse, with toxic debate spreading online and in the media. A truth-telling inquiry in Victoria today concluded that European settlers carried out acts of genocide against Australia’s Indigenous people, urging the government to provide redress, including financial compensation. — AFP pic
SYDNEY, July 2 — European settlers committed genocide against Australia’s Indigenous people, a truth-telling inquiry in the state of Victoria has found, calling for government redress including financial compensation.
In a final report, Victoria’s four-year royal commission said Indigenous people suffered massacres, the forced removal of children from their families, and the suppression of their culture.
The findings — presented to parliament on Tuesday — said mass killings, disease, sexual violence, child removal, and assimilation had led to the “near-complete destruction” of Indigenous people in the state.
“This was genocide,” it said.
Among 100 recommendations, the Yoorrook Justice Commission sought redress for damage and loss, citing “genocide, crimes against humanity and denial of freedoms”.
It urged monetary compensation and the restitution of traditional lands, waters and natural resources.
The arrival of 11 British ships to set up a penal colony in Sydney Cove in 1788 heralded the long oppression of Indigenous peoples, whose ancestors have lived on the continent for more than 60,000 years.
Making up less than four per cent of the current population, Indigenous peoples still have lives about eight years shorter than other Australians, poorer education and are far more likely to be imprisoned or die in police custody.
“Current economic disparities and barriers to First Peoples’ prosperity are direct legacies of colonial practices and state-sanctioned exclusion,” the inquiry said.
Victoria’s state premier, Jacinta Allan, thanked the commission and said her government would “carefully consider” its recommendations.
The findings “shine a light on hard truths and lay the foundations for a better future for all Victorians”, she said in a statement.
Australians soundly rejected an October 2023 referendum to give greater constitutional recognition to Indigenous Australians. — AFP
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