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Noel Pearson says he will 'fall silent' if Voice referendum fails

Indigenous advocate Noel Pearson says a rejection of the Voice to Parliament would represent a failure of a whole generation of Indigenous leadership, saying it would then be up to a new generation to chart a different way forward.

ABC News

Shorter Indigenous life expectancy should mean lower pension age, court told

Landmark case from Indigenous man seeking to access pension three years early hears Australia fails to account for age gap from ‘racial disadvantage’

The Guardian - AU

Claims ALP is backing off from regional voices a ‘figment’ of Peter Dutton’s imagination, Pat Dodson says

Senator derides opposition leader’s suggestion that Albanese government is departing from election promise on the voice

The Guardian - AU

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NT Police say two officers injured after axe allegedly thrown at police car during unrest in Daly River community

NT Police say the axe shattered a window of the vehicle and struck one officer, causing a laceration to his arm.

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Craig Kelly adviser Frank Zumbo groped young female staffer in office, court told

Woman says she felt deeply uncomfortable about Zumbo’s consistent advances and told him ‘I do not consent’

The Guardian - AU

Liberal rivals block NSW minister David Elliott’s last-ditch attempt to revive his career

Moderate and conservative factions refuse to back transport minister for upper house seat left vacant by Peter Poulos’s sacking

The Guardian - AU

Rural youth rediscover voice with Indigenous learning

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney has launched a week of action for the voice to parliament at a youth re-engagement program in rural NSW.

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Dennis William Sore found guilty of murdering his sister in her Townsville home

Dennis William Sore told the court he "lost control" while he was stabbing his sister to death in her Townsville unit.

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Two of 13 children released on bail in Townsville arrested again within a fortnight

Two children who were granted bail by a Townsville magistrate on February 9 are arrested again before an appeal by Queensland police had been heard in court.

ABC News

Festival's size and noise could force it to move, as crowds hit 350,000

The government is "reflecting on" the festival's size and location.

The Canberra Times

Aboriginal aged pension claim 'correcting disadvantage'

A prominent barrister has raised the life expectancy gap in arguing his Aboriginal client should have access to his age pension sooner than non-Indigenous men.

AAP

The fight for an Indigenous voice is over 100 years old. If only we had listened to those early activists

Aboriginal activists first called for a voice to parliament as part of their political platform and demands during the 1920s

The Guardian - AU

Reserve Bank offered treasurer the choice to have King Charles on Australia’s $5 banknote

RBA releases documents under FOI after Jim Chalmers said decision to feature Indigenous culture instead of monarch was bank’s

The Guardian - AU

Police want information on vehicle as part of Bribie Island woman Janet Guthrie murder investigation

Police have spoken to the owner of the vehicle, a 47-year-old male, in connection to the death but would not reveal more information about the investigation.

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Founder of Alice Springs crime page, Action for Alice, says his account has been suspended by Facebook

The founder of a social media page highlighting crime and anti-social behaviour in Alice Springs says his Facebook account has been temporarily suspended, barring him from sharing content with his more than 60,000 followers.

ABC News

Five stolen vehicles, eight arrests following pursuit through Alice Springs CBD

Police have arrested multiple young people after five vehicles were stolen from a government building premises in Alice Springs overnight.

The Guardian - AU

Greg Craven criticised for comments about voice referendum working group

Tony McAvoy SC said Craven had incorrectly labelled the views of the some in the group as ‘misplaced intransigence’ and ‘egotism’

The Canberra Times

'Shattered hearts' after loss of kind hearted young man at falls

Patrick Prevett of Queanbeyan is the second man to have slipped and died at Gibraltar Falls in the space of one week

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Voice campaign advocates turn to community support

The "yes" campaign for an Indigenous voice to parliament hopes to drum up support for the proposal by bringing the conversation to communities.

ABC News

NT opposition leader urged to oppose Indigenous Voice by senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price

The CLP's leader in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, Lia Finocchiaro, has previously indicated her parliamentary team could vote in favour of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament even if the rank-and-file members oppose it.

ABC News

Queensland opposition reveals plans to tackle youth crime, says detention should not be last resort

Queensland's opposition has called for the removal of the presumption of detention as a last resort for young offenders, in the first of its youth crime policy proposals ahead of next year's state election.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Labor overruled Defence advice on patrol boats, fallout from flood disasters

The Australian government was warned against publicising problems with Pacific vessels; yes campaign for voice begins national week of action

ABC News

Concerns Alice Springs crime is sparking healthcare staffing emergency as doctors, nurses burn out

Amid concerns crime is sparking a healthcare staffing emergency in Alice Springs, doctors and nurses say they are exhausted.

ABC News

Retiring MP David Elliott vies for spot on NSW Liberals upper house ticket as premier plays down turmoil

Premier Dominic Perrottet says the jostling among candidates to secure the vacancy doesn't bother him, as a win for retiring MP David Elliott could resurrect his political career.

The Conversation

Long before the Voice vote, the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association called for parliamentary representation

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