Yoorrook with Purpose First Interim Report

Delivered 30 June 2022.

Yoorrook with Purpose, the first interim report, outlines the Yoorrook Justice Commissions journey and provides a framework for how the truth-telling inquiry will operate. It is structured in three parts:

• Part A: Describes Yoorrook’s establishment, values, and culturally grounded approach, including challenges faced and how they were addressed.
• Part B: Explains how Yoorrook analyses information, outlines its research tools, and shares key themes from Elders’ voices gathered during early hearings and yarning circles.
• Part C: Sets out Yoorrook’s next steps, areas of focus, and interim recommendations to support truth-telling, understanding, and transformation.