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Prison staff watch on as Aboriginal man dies in custody

Prison staff watched an Aboriginal prisoner as he died and did not enter his cell for 17 minutes after be became unconscious, a coroner has been told.

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Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

First Nations women face appallingly high rates of domestic and family violence, with stretched specialist legal services having to turn away clients or close.

AAP

Homeless Australians are dying at age 44 on average in hidden crisis

Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation lifts the veil on shocking life expectancy gap and the system failures fuelling deaths

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One in five Australians lack ‘basic’ electricity protections against issues such as disconnections during heatwaves

Remote and Indigenous communities disproportionately energy insecure, with inequities to become more apparent due to climate change, study co-author says

The Guardian - AU

Lowitja O’Donoghue: formidable advocate for Aboriginal Australians who overcame adversity and prejudice

Stolen from her mother at the age of two, O’Donoghue became a nationally admired leader and champion for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Guardian - AU

Lowitja O’Donoghue, celebrated campaigner for Aboriginal Australians, dies aged 91

A member of the stolen generations, the Yankunytjatjara leader was only reunited with her mother through a chance meeting 30 years later

The Guardian - AU

‘Always a bed in prison’: Australia’s housing crisis blamed for rise in unsentenced prisoners

The number of people held on remand is rising rapidly – and Indigenous Australians are significantly overrepresented

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Rightwing lobby group Advance Australia doubles donation revenue but half of donors unknown

Campaigner for no vote in voice referendum received $5.2m last financial year, 47% of it ‘dark money’ from sources not revealed publicly

The Guardian - AU

Legal centre defunding threat 'hurts small end of town'

Experts warn against defunding Australia's primary environmental litigation group after a judge found it confected evidence in a case against an energy giant.

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'Too many controversies': Ross Kerridge on why he wants to lead council

The doctor is challenging lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes.

Newcastle Herald

Landmark alternative justice process set for NT island

One of the first judicially recognised Indigenous justice groups has been established, designed to help judges hand out culturally appropriate sentences.

AAP

Indigenous reporter fears more journalists will be targeted after arrest as police cleared Canada camp

Brandi Morin was charged while reporting at encampment authorities arrived at to dismantle and could face two years in jail

The Guardian - US

One Nation head lobs extensive attack on Faruqi lawsuit

Pauline Hanson has made a wide-ranging legal attack on a defamation suit by Mehreen Faruqi which could strip the Greens deputy leader of most of her witnesses.

AAP

Ex-Liberal staffer Frank Zumbo found guilty of indecently assaulting four women

Aide to former MP Craig Kelly convicted of charges including seven counts of aggravated indecent assault of a victim under authority of the offender

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Tasmanian premier makes election threat to defectors

Tasmania's premier has threatened the prospect of an early election if two balance-of-power government defectors don't agree to a new deal of confidence.

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'OK Boomer' MP Swarbrick confirms NZ Greens leader tilt

Political sensation Chloe Swarbrick has confirmed she will run to be a co-leader of New Zealand's Greens party.

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At-war Liberals ready for defamation trial

A 10-day trial has been ordered for the defamation showdown between expelled Liberal MP Moira Deeming and Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto.

The Guardian - AU

‘Dark money’: $57m of donations to major Australian parties in 2022-23 of unknown origin

Analysis of AEC’s annual political returns show one quarter of major parties’ funding comes from unnamed sources

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Jim Chalmers hints Labor will never abolish 37% tax bracket as planned under stage-three cuts

The treasurer indicates the government is unlikely to revive the Coalition’s plan even when economic circumstances improve

The Guardian - AU

Australian political donations: here’s who gave the most in 2022-23

Latest Australian Electoral Commission figures give voters insights into how much each party, or candidate, is getting and who they’re receiving it from

Newcastle Herald

Labor councillors, lord mayor face Labor preselection challenges

All of Newcastle's Labor councillors are facing rival tickets.

The Guardian - AU

Mother issues plea to bring two Aboriginal children stranded in UK without passports home

Wiradjuri woman says she does not want them to be part of the British child protection system and ‘they need to come home’

AAP

Mum begged for help before Indigenous son's jail death

An Indigenous man with a history of mental illness was taken off a waiting list for treatment just days before he died in prison, an inquest has heard.

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer’s mining company tops political donors list again as Liberals beat Labor on receipts

Political donations for previous financial year, released by the AEC, show major parties received $210.7m in donations and other receipts

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Labor luminary and longest-serving NSW treasurer dies

Michael Egan, who held the purse strings in NSW longer than anyone else and paved a controversial path to privatisation of public assets, has died aged 75.

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