7. Walk for truth-telling

Have you ever told the truth but it felt like no one listened? This episode is all about truth-telling.

Hey History! follows Travis Lovett, a proud Gunditjmara/Kerrupmara man and Commissioner at the Yoorrook Justice Commission, on a 400km 'Walk for Truth' across Victoria.

1. Who is Travis Lovett, and why is he going on a really, really long walk?
2. What is the Yoorrook Justice Commission?
3. What is 'truth-telling', and how can it happen with history?

Host Axel Clark and students from St Patrick’s Primary School join Travis on his Walk for Truth through Port Fairy.

Hear:

1. Why telling the truth is important—at school, at home, and in Australian history.
2. That 'history' isn’t fixed — it changes when new voices and stories are heard.
3. What is a 'commission'?
4. What difference does it make when we tell the truth about history?
5. How the Yoorrook Justice Commission has gathered stories and evidence over 4 years.

Voices

1. Travis Lovett, Yoorrook Justice Commissioner 2021-2025
2. Olga Lyons, Principal, St Patrick's Primary School, Port Fairy Victoria
3. Dr Matthew Keynes, Research Fellow, Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne
4. Aunty Nellie Flagg's testimony to the Yoorrook Justice Commission (excerpt)
5. Uncle Henry Atkinson's story shared with the Yoorrook Justice Commission
6. Year Three and Four students of St Patrick's Primary School, Port Fairy Victoria
7. Rosa Ellen (voice actor for news report)

Credits

1. Hosted by Axel Clark.
2. Made on Gadigal and Gunditjmara Country by Jane Curtis.
3. Executive producers are Clare Wright and Anna Clark.
4. Production assistance from Alexandra Morris.
5. Thanks to all the students whose voices you hear in this episode and their schools and teachers: St Patrick's Primary School, Princes Street Primary school, Marrickville West Primary School, La Perouse Primary School, and Yirrkala Bilingual School.

Hey History! is produced by the Australian Centre for Public History at UTS and UTS Impact Studios.

Impact Studios' executive producer is Sarah Gilbert.

Thank you

This episode was made possible by Dusseldorp Forum, a family foundation committed to a just and equitable Australia, one that is caring, ethical and honours our First Peoples.

Special thanks to Principal Olga Lyons and St Patrick's Primary School Port Fairy, Rosa Ellen, Rachel Fyfe and the Yoorrook team.