Filipino-Wiradjuri Lawyer appointed as one of the five Truth-telling & Healing Inquiry members in Queensland

Ivan Ingram is a human rights lawyer from Brisbane of Wiradjuri and of Filipino descent.

Wiradjuri and Filipino human rights Lawyer Ivan Ingram is a member of the Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry in Queensland. Credit: Supplied

Key Points

• The Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry aims to reveal the true events and impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Ivan Ingram, a Wiradjuri and Filipino lawyer, is one of the five appointed board members of this inquiry.
• Some of the topics to be discussed include laws, policies, and practices, examining their ongoing effects on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.