Victorian premier delivers formal apology to Australia’s First Peoples for ‘rapid and violent’ colonisation

By Douglas Smith and Benita Kolovos · The Guardian World

Jacinta Allan’s apology for the ‘actions and inactions of the state’ arose from Victoria’s treaty negotiation process Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian government has apologised for past injustices inflicted on Aboriginal people since the time of colonisation through the “actions and inactions of the state, and the colony that came before it”. In a formal statement issued before the parliament, the premier, Jacinta Allan, said decisions made in that building over its history “have long denied the First Peoples of this land their rights and their self-determination”. Continue reading...