Towards Truth
Media and commentary on Towards Truth, our innovative truth telling partnership with the UNSW Indigenous Law Centre.
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Towards Truth: Control and resilience on Aboriginal reserves
New research shows how NSW Government laws and policies about reserves controlled how and where thousands of Aboriginal people lived.
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Contemporary policing of First Nations people
New Towards Truth research shows how police policies have disproportionately impacted First Nations people.
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2SER: How criminal systems have shaped First Nations lives
We talked about new research showing a long history of First Nations people being targeted by criminal laws.
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First Nations lives and criminal law in NSW
New research from Towards Truth examines how First Nations peoples’ lives have been shaped by criminal law and discretionary enforcement.
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How colonial authorities shaped the Frontier Wars
New research from Towards Truth details how Governor’s policies provided the platform for frontier violence to take hold.
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Anita Heiss shows how storytelling can help drive truth-telling
Anita Heiss spoke to Nicole Abadee about how truth-telling about the law has helped shape her fiction.
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ABC News: Aboriginal king honoured in NSW truth-telling launch
An exhibition by Towards Truth highlights the local history of Aboriginal political organising, including the story of King Burraga.
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NIT: Truth-telling exhibition reveals how NSW laws shaped Aboriginal lives
Truth-telling project Towards Truth is holding an exhibition at Hurstville Library on Bidjigal Country until 1 June 2025.
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2SER: Towards Truth Exhibition at the Hurstville Library
Research Manager Elizabeth Clark spoke about a truth-telling exhibition at Hurstville Library on Bidjigal Country until 1 June 2025.
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Custodianship of Country: Towards Truth on First Nations exclusion and resilience
Research from Towards Truth shows how the National Parks system has prevented Aboriginal people from accessing Country.