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Commissioner Travis Lovett walked over 500km in the Walk for Truth, a Yoorrook Justice Commission initiative to inform Victorians about colonisation's impact. The walk, from Portland to Parliament House, drew more than 12,000 participants.
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Thousands join the Walk for Truth to confront Victoria's colonial past

Commissioner Travis Lovett walked over 500km in the Walk for Truth, a Yoorrook Justice Commission initiative to inform Victorians about colonisation's impact. The walk, from Portland to Parliament House, drew more than 12,000 participants.

Gunditjmara and Bunganditj elder Uncle Johnny Lovett.
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Aunty Eva-Jo Edwards outside the Aborigines Advancement League in Thornbury.

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