Police commissioner stops short of using word ‘genocide’ to describe actions of previous governments towards Indigenous population
The Queensland police commissioner, Steve Gollschewski. ‘It’s really confronting for us to remember that they were acting out policies that were set by the government of the day.’The Queensland police commissioner, Steve Gollschewski. ‘It’s really confronting for us to remember that they were acting out policies that were set by the government of the day.
All seven department heads appearing on Tuesday told the inquiry they were searching their archives for additional documentation of the settlement process. Its director general, Clare O’Connor, said the Department of Treaty and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships was committed to “decolonising” the archives.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersDepartments also made submissions about their involvement and responsibility for the processes of colonisation.
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