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ABC launches new TV show, The Pacific, putting Pacific people at the centre of the storytelling

When Tahlea Aualiitia talks about hosting the ABC's new Pacific-focused news and current affairs TV program, The Pacific, her voice breaks and she becomes emotional. It's a career milestone, but also much more than that.

ABC News

Don't miss opportunity for reconciliation, PM says

Leading Indigenous academics and the prime minister are confident Australians will support a constitutionally enshrined voice, despite Liberal Party opposition.

AAP

The Scott Morrison factor: could a federal seat shape the race for the NSW Liberal leadership?

Mark Speakman is seen as a frontrunner for opposition leader, but he is said to be weighing a move to Canberra

The Guardian - AU

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Liberal party accused of ‘turning its back’ on Indigenous people by opposing voice

Voice advocates say Peter Dutton is ignoring voters and ‘tying himself in knots’ over stance on constitutional recognition

The Guardian - AU

Dutton’s voice stance doesn’t protect Indigenous people. The no campaign is already scaring them

The opposition leader says he wants a civil referendum debate, but these political games are having real-world consequences

The Guardian - AU

Dutton secures leadership with promise to divide referendum, politics

Peter Dutton will oppose the constitutional recognition of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and draw a new partisan divide across his Liberal Party.

The New Daily

NT chief minister again refuses to confirm Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's employment future

The NT chief minister says conversations have been held with Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker about his employment future, but she has again refused to clarify media reports that he was asked to resign late last week.

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Zachary Rolfe dismissal 'a win' for Yuendumu community, 'disappointing' for police union

The family of Kumanjayi Walker, the man Zachary Rolfe fatally shot while on police duty in remote Central Australia, say they "feel a grave sense of relief" following Mr Rolfe's dismissal from the NT Police Force.

ABC News

View from The Hill: Peter Dutton's risky call to campaign for 'No' in Voice referendum

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to campaign against the Voice to Parliament, as the Liberal party overwhelmingly endorsed a “no” position for the forthcoming constitutional referendum.

The Conversation

Cleo Smith rescue 'greatest story in WA police history'

Western Australia's police commissioner has hailed the work of his officers to bring Terence Darrell Kelly to justice for kidnapping Cleo Smith.

AAP

Australian opposition against Indigenous Voice in Parliament

Australia’s main opposition party has decided to oppose the government’s model for constitutional recognition of Indigenous people in a development that appears to doom the prospects of a successful referendum this year

The Independent UK

Man accused of punching police horse at anti-lockdown protest threatens to sue media outlets

The lawyers for anti-lockdown protester Kristian Pulkownik tell a court he will always be known as "horse punch guy" and that he has been "slandered" by a number of media outlets.

ABC News

Australian man jailed for 13 years in Cleo Smith kidnapping

A man who kidnapped a four-year-old girl in Western Australia and held her captive for 18 days was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on Wednesday, in a case that gripped the country.

Reuters

Peter Dutton’s bid to tank the Indigenous voice is breathtaking – and locks him in as Abbott 2.0

The opposition leader’s decision shows he is unable to even approximate national leadership

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Afternoon Update: Liberals give ‘resounding no’ to voice; Cleo Smith’s abductor jailed; and Trump’s post-arrest rally

Peter Dutton has confirmed the Liberal party will campaign against the Indigenous voice proposal

ABC News

Kahlil Fraser Campbell guilty of indecently assaulting Kalgoorlie journalist after Diggers and Dealers event

Kahlil Fraser Campbell was fined and received a spent conviction after he was convicted of groping Amber Lilley at a function following last year's Diggers and Dealers conference.

AAP

Territory's chief minister coy on future of top cop

Northern Territory Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has declined to confirm or deny whether Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker retains her confidence.

ABC News

NSW Nationals leader's brother Kurt Toole receives four-year sentence for supplying ice, cocaine

Kurt Toole, the younger brother of NSW Nationals leader Paul Toole, will be eligible for parole in September 2024 due to time already served after he was convicted on affray and commercial drug supply charges.

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Australia opposition says opposed to Indigenous body in parliament

Australia's main opposition Liberal party said on Wednesday it would oppose setting up a consultative body in parliament that could advise lawmakers on matters affecting the country's Indigenous people.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police may be forced to reinstate 26 officers after disciplinary bungle

Katarina Carroll says domestic violence matters are among ‘significant’ number of affected cases

ABC News

Zachary Johnson found not guilty of alleged murder of Jaxen Henderson-Gillespie at Wangaratta

Jaxen Henderson-Gillespie was fatally stabbed by Zachary Johnson in a Wangaratta park but a jury has found the act was neither murder nor manslaughter.

AAP

Moderate Liberals 'disappointed' with voice opposition

Tasmanian MP Bridget Archer says she was not surprised by the party choosing to oppose the Indigenous voice, but was disappointed with the decision.

The New Daily

Dutton to campaign against Voice after Liberals say an official no

The Liberal Party will formally oppose enshrining an Indigenous voice in the constitution – with Peter Dutton pledging to campaign against it.

ABC News

Former deputy premier Paul Toole survives NSW Nationals leadership challenge

Former deputy premier Paul Toole wins the vote eight to seven, with one informal vote, against Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders.

The Conversation

'On Country' football league an opportunity to bring communities together – but we need more government funding

This article contains quotes from First Nations community members, which the author has obtained permission to share and publish. Images have also been used with their permission

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