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Yunupingu: Indigenous Australian 'national treasure' dies aged 74

Yunupingu, one of Australia's most influential Indigenous leaders has died aged 74, his family said on Monday, months before a referendum on whether to recognise the community for the first time in the country's constitution.

Reuters

Liberal Party to discuss Voice to Parliament position at party room meeting this week

The Voice would be a permanent body to advise parliament, representing First Nations people on policies that affect their lives.

ABC News

It's not easy, but history shows minority government has worked in NSW before. Here's what Chris Minns must do

Although Labor has returned to power in NSW, it will be in a minority government, with probably 45 seats, two short of a majority, to the Coalition’s 36 (assuming the Liberal Party wins the seat of Ryde, where it is currently ahead as counting continues).

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David Littleproud calls on One Nation to take action against Mark Latham over tweet

Federal Nationals leader’s comments come as Latham announces he is on leave until NSW upper house results are finalised

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police’s lack of body camera footage of fatal Mareeba shooting labelled a ‘farce’

Civil liberties campaigner says if Australian SAS soldiers can wear body cameras, so should tactical police

The Guardian - AU

Yunupingu, ‘the rock that stands against time’, leaves an indelible mark in struggle for Indigenous rights

Deeply schooled in traditional law through language, song and dance, this extraordinary Aboriginal leader’s voice will not be forgotten

The Guardian - AU

'Improbable' Orkopoulos would party with skating teens, jury told

"Do you really seriously see the member for Swansea having ... a whole bunch of skateboarding teenagers coming down to the office for a party?"

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'Improbable' ex-MP would party with skating teens

Milton Orkopoulos' lawyers have said it was unlikely the ex-MP would hang with skateboarding teens as they urge jurors to find him not guilty of sexual abuse.

AAP

Tributes flow for Indigenous land rights activist and Gumatj clan leader Yunupingu

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leads the tributes for the Gumatj clan leader, remembering him as a man who "walked in two worlds with authority, power and grace".

ABC News

‘A great Australian’: Anthony Albanese leads tributes to Yunupingu

‘He now walks in another place, but he has left such great footsteps for us to follow’

The Guardian - AU

Great sadness settles after Indigenous leader's death

Tributes following the death of Indigenous leader Yunupingu remember him as a great Australian whose legacy will live on for generations to come.

AAP

A political warrior who walked tall in two worlds — how Yunupingu opened Australia's eyes

From a land rights "radical" to a steely elder who had the ear of successive prime ministers, the late northeast Arnhem Land leader, Yunupingu, leaves a powerful legacy.

ABC News

Giant of the nation, Indigenous leader Yunupingu dies

Yunupingu's last name and image are used here in accordance with the wishes of his family Visionary land rights pioneer Yunupingu is being remembered by

The New Daily

Aboriginal land rights champion Yunupingu dies in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory

One of Australia's most influential Aboriginal leaders, the trailblazing land rights fighter Yunupingu, has died in the Northern Territory aged 74.

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The Guardian - AU

Yunupingu, Yolŋu leader and campaigner for Indigenous rights, dies aged 74

Elder spent a lifetime fighting for the rights of his people, from the Yirrkala bark petitions of 1963 to the voice to parliament

The Conversation

What actually is a treaty? What could it mean for Indigenous people?

This is the second article in our series explaining Voice, Treaty and Truth. Read the first article in the series here.

AAP

'Why risk racial harmony?': Key Lib queries voice vote

Opposition Indigenous Australians spokesman Julian Leeser has suggested the government should reconsider the timing of a referendum on a voice to government.

Newsroom.co.nz

Are diversity plans back-firing – or am I just being a grumpy old man?

Corporate diversity and inclusion have become more about profits than about recognising the rights of women and minorities, argues the ousted Te Whatu Ora chair.

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The core of karakia

Is the push-back against karakia out of order?

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Zachary Rolfe informed NT police force intends to dismiss him, sources say

Sources have told the ABC that Constable Zachary Rolfe has been issued a letter notifying him the NT police force intends to dismiss him.

ABC News

NT Police 'in the dark' about reports that Commissioner Jamie Chalker has been asked to resign

The head of the Northern Territory police force's media unit says she is "in the dark" about reports that Commissioner Jamie Chalker has been asked to resign from his post.

ABC News

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns vows not to work with Mark Latham, urges Liberals to do the same

Premier Chris Minns condemns One Nation NSW Leader Mark Latham for trying to "import Trump-style politics", saying his homophobic comments about independent MP Alex Greenwich make it impossible to work with him.

The New Daily

Steggall: There’s enough info about the Voice to know we need it

One independent MP pushing for an Indigenous voice to parliament says a body giving impartial advice is needed to help close the gap. Warringah MP Zali

AAP

I want voice to advise me, says independent MP

Independent Zali Steggall says she wants an Indigenous body to advise parliament and help those in power make decisions involving First Nations people.

The New Daily

NSW Labor puts a black ban on any co-operation with Mark Latham

NSW's Labor government will not work with One Nation leader Mark Latham at all and will begin a process that could again ban independent MP Gareth Ward

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