Jack Latimore
Jack Latimore is the former Indigenous affairs journalist at The Age. He is a Birpai man with family ties to Thungutti and Gumbaynggirr nations.
What is Victoria’s treaty with First Nations people?
Victoria is the first state in Australia to legislate a treaty with Indigenous people. We explain how we got here and what the treaty will mean in practice.
- Margaret Gordon and Jack Latimore
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‘A step forward for justice and truth’: All you need to know about the treaty
Victoria is legislating the first treaty with Indigenous peoples in Australia. Watch the video to find out how we got here and what it will mean in practice.
- Jack Latimore
A time for truth: Yoorrook Justice Commission
In a series, we examine the inquiry of The Yoorrook Justice Commission into the impact of colonisation on Indigenous Victorians and seek a just way forward.
Patrick was getting into trouble, but in a remote corner of the NT, he’s learning to be a leader
Mustering cattle, bush medicine, making beauty products from plants and learning about Country. At Seven Emu Station, Indigenous teenagers are learning new skills and keeping out of youth detention.
- Jack Latimore and Justin McManus
Inquest uncovers NT Police racism, while an ‘exhausted’ community waits to heal
Kumanjayi Walker was shot dead by an NT police officer in 2019. The inquest into the teen’s death revealed racism within police ranks and the officer’s past use of force.
- Jack Latimore
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How Indigenous people got zilch from a billion-dollar mining bonanza
The ‘stark reality’ of economic exclusion imposed on Victoria’s First Peoples has been laid bare in evidence presented to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
- Jack Latimore
‘Not enough to merely know history’: Premier fronts Indigenous truth-telling inquiry for first time
Jacinta Allan was warned by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to live up to her words on Monday before she was questioned for nearly three hours about a range of issues being examined by the inquiry.
- Jack Latimore
Allan to front truth-telling inquiry to affirm Victoria’s commitment to treaty with First Peoples
The premier will say a different approach is needed to tackle the injustices and entrenched disadvantage faced by Indigenous Victorians.
- Jack Latimore
‘Who can we be tomorrow?’ The push to change our gruesome, racist place names
Murderers Flat, Lubra Creek and Massacre Bay: Victoria is scattered with monuments and place names with violent or offensive origins.
- Benjamin Preiss and Jack Latimore
ASIC rejects claims Urban Rampage ban is hurting First Nation communities
Australia’s corporate watchdog has defended itself against claims its ban on credit purchases from a retail chain that targets remote Indigenous communities is having a “disastrous impact” on First Nations customers.
- Jack Latimore