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Territory senator's child protection claims 'incorrect'

Country Liberal senator Jacinta Price is being urged to report instances of child abuse in the Northern Territory to police rather than make media statements.

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Six officers injured in ‘major disturbance’ involving juvenile detainees at WA’s Casuarina adult prison

Authorities allege two youths assaulted a guard with a makeshift weapon and freed another 11 from their cells

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Jacinta Price calls for federal takeover of child protection, claims Indigenous kids being sent back to abusers

Coalition senator echoed Peter Dutton’s accusations of child sexual abuse in Alice Springs and reiterated her opposition to the voice

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Katherine women strive for financial independence as new SmartCard launched

Rachael Kendino says working, making decisions, and becoming a role model have had a massive impact on her life as cashless debit card measures change.

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Restoring WA's iconic Rawlinna Station after years marred by drought and dog attacks

Spanning 1 million hectares, WA's Rawlinna Station is considered a "bucket list" shearing destination. After a run of hard years, its caretakers say fortunes are changing.

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Voice to help people past 'despair and hopelessness'

Two Northern Territory senators are at odds about what a voice enshrined in the constitution would mean for remote and regional Indigenous communities.

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NT police minister defends kinship care system after Price abuse claims – as it happened

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Dutton accused of using Indigenous child sexual abuse in Alice Springs as 'political fodder'

Some dismiss claims about rampant child abuse in the outback town as exaggerated, but others say welfare responses are inadequate and children are falling through the cracks.

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‘I was shattered’: grieving First Nations families accused trauma support service of letting them down

Veronica Nelson’s mother among critics of Thirrili, which encouraged people to contact it if they didn’t feel its support was adequate

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Inland rail review supports concerns raised by regional communities

Wagga Wagga and other towns on the inland rail route have been asking for a bypass and say that is supported by Dr Kerry Schott’s review

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NSW Liberals pick up four votes after recount to retain seat of Ryde

Weeks after the March 25 state election, and a recount, the last seat to be called is won by the Liberals' Jordan Lane, with the new Member for Ryde saying he's relieved to finally have an outcome.

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Teacher and mother of eight Bessy Flowers's life story told by her kin on both sides of Australia

Bessy Flowers, a Menang woman born in Albany, Western Austarlia in the 19th century, was sent to the other side of the country to train as a teacher. Her descendants from Australia's west and east coasts have collaborated on a 10-year project to share her story.

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Ravensthorpe doctor believes 'rural generalist hub' could help improve remote health care, avoid burnout

Michael Livingston believes city-based decision-makers are failing remote GPs, leading to unsustainable practices and shortages across the country. But he believes he has a solution — a model he calls the "rural generalist hub".

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The interactive theatre taking children on a journey across Australia’s Indigenous nations

Saltbush invites kids to hop across lily pads and gaze up at the night sky on a ‘magic carpet’. The minds behind it explain how it works

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Newspoll analysis shows falling support for coalition

A Newspoll analysis shows younger voters avoiding the coalition, with 18 to 34-year-olds for the first time backing the Greens over the Liberal-Nationals.

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Steven Nixon-McKellar's family welcomes chokehold ban after his death in custody

The family of an Aboriginal man who died in police custody has welcomed a ban on the use of chokeholds during arrests, but says there are continued cultural issues between First Nations peoples and police.

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Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation angry about lack of consultation on K'gari resort proposal

The traditional owners of K’Gari (Fraser Island) have condemned the developer of a proposed five-star luxury resort on the island, which claimed to have their support for the plan.

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Victorian police chief issues bail direction in wake of Veronica Nelson inquest findings

Chief Commissioner Shane Patton has told senior officers to make sure they are not unnecessarily denying bail to marginalised people, as the force accepts all of the recommendations from the coronial inquest into Veronica Nelson's 2020 death in custody.

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As Liberal party fractures over the voice, Peter Dutton turns to Alice Springs – and a dog-whistle

The opposition leader might have lost Julian Leeser, but he had NT senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price on hand to agree with him

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Jacinta Price or Kerrynne Liddle likely to take opposition portfolio for Indigenous Australians

Post may be demoted to shadow assistant ministry due to concerns of ‘premature promotion’ for first-term MPs

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Legal experts criticise suggestions Indigenous voice will have veto power in parliament

‘No substance in it,’ former chief justice Robert French says, while experts split on whether amendment should include ‘executive government’

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Legal experts offer Voice to Parliament backing as referendum looms

Some of the nation's pre-eminent constitutional law experts have resoundingly backed the proposed Voice to Parliament during a parliamentary committee hearing in the nation's capital.

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Neo-Nazi material, illegal firearms found during police raids in Wollongong, court hears

Three men arrested in police raids in Wollongong are released on bail, while police claim to have discovered illegal firearms, ammunition and neo-Nazi material during searches of multiple properties.

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Coroner calls for warrant changes after fatal shooting

The fatal police shooting of Indigenous man Stanley Russell has prompted a coroner's call for new protocols encouraging offenders to turn themselves in.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese named in Time's 100 most influential people list

Australia's prime minister, Anthony Albanese, makes Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2023, alongside King Charles III, Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, and model Bella Hadid.

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