![]() Vale Uncle Jack.Location: 38 Boundary Road, Coldstream, VIC 3770 "We have lost a legend of Australian theatre, film and creative arts. "Uncle Jack offered a window for many Australians to see the enduring pain of survivors of the Stolen Generations and inspired people with his strength of character and resilience," she said. Indigenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney remembered Uncle Jack as a "ground-breaking storyteller and activist" who used warmth and grace to bring people with him. "I found him incredibly warm and engaging, very funny, great character and a great loss for Australia," Mr Albanese said. The Prime Minister said he had the chance to meet Uncle Jack during a QandA program where they were both panellists. "He endured cruelty, he endured pain, but he uplifted our nation with his heart, with his genius, his creativity and his passion," Mr Albanese said. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also paid tribute to Uncle Jack, noting he "lived a very hard life, but leaves a joyous legacy". Loading Twitter content Prime Minister pays tribute to creative genius and passion "Laughter, anguish, insight - and justice. "With his stories he gave us so much," he said. Mr Andrews said like many other members of the Stolen Generations, Uncle Jack would spend his life searching. "And against all the odds he'd become a household name". "At a time when Aboriginal actors were overlooked for even Aboriginal roles he co-founded Australia's first Indigenous theatre - Nindethana," he said. The Premier said the title of the actor's first hit play, Uncle Jack Is Up and Fighting, was "prophetic" "There is no actor, no activist, no survivor and no Victorian quite like Uncle Jack Charles," he said. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said Uncle Jack "blazed a path in Australia and around the world" and telling his story at the Yoorrook Justice Commission "permanently etched it into our state's history". A story 'permanently etched' in Victoria's history Victoria's Aboriginal treaty body, the First Peoples' Assembly, described Uncle Jack as a "true King" in a tribute on social media. "He was a shining, vibrant celebration of life and I think that's why we're all so touched and moved and why he was so loved." In a career spanning several decades, the Stolen Generations survivor used his creative platforms to share painful and personal truths about the brutal impact of government policies on his community. "It's an important part of the healing, the journey that Uncle Jack's gone on, it's very important," she said, adding she felt it should be offered at all hospitals for Aboriginal families. Ms Charles-Hamilton also thanked the hospital for enabling the family to farewell Uncle Jack with a smoking ceremony. ![]() "We just want to say a big thank you on behalf of my family for all of your condolences and thoughts." "Uncle Jack was a great man, loved by many, it's very overwhelming all the phone calls and messages and just everything that's coming through," she said. Uncle Jack's niece, Ajia Jacklyn Charles-Hamilton, said it had been an emotional 24 hours as the family gathered by her uncle's bedside at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Uncle Jack Charles's sister, Christine Charles (left) and niece, Ajia Jacklyn Charles-Hamilton.
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