‘Breaking down the walls’: the long journey towards Indigenous inclusion at University of Melbourne Institution’s second volume of truth-telling reveals a process of reconciliation that has been ‘imperfect, overdue and then often painfully slow, but marked by stories of courage and hope’

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#ProfessorLangton says of #DestinyDeacon - she did an “extraordinary job” supporting the students and “breaking down the walls of exclusion” at the university. “Change really began to accelerate from the advocacy of a few enlightened individuals.”

“Postcard from Bloomfield Beach.” Destiny Deacon (Australian; 1957–2024). Color laser print from Polaroid, 1998. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

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