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

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

The Guardian - AU

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’

The Guardian - AU

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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City of Adelaide unveils portrait of pioneering reconciliation advocate Aunty Shirley Peisley

An Aboriginal elder will have her portrait displayed in the City of Adelaide chambers, in what the council says is a first in its 182-year history.

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Aboriginal heritage sites 'destroyed' by 4WD users

An Indigenous group and conservationists claim Aboriginal heritage sites on Tasmania's northwest coast have been damaged by off-road 4WD use.

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Inquest into fatal police shooting of Indigenous man recommends changes to execution of warrants

An inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man who was shot dead by police in Sydney's north-west in 2021 recommends reforming the way officers execute warrants on Indigenous people.

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Indigenous leader challenges Peter Dutton to prove ‘rampant’ sexual abuse of children

Crime in Alice Springs is back in the spotlight as the federal government and opposition accuse each other of 'playing politics'

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Afternoon Update: Presbyterian church’s LGBTQ+ school discrimination; Florida’s abortion ban; Jennifer Coolidge to visit Australia

Church calls for the right to exclude students from leadership positions if they are in a same-sex relationship or having premarital sex

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NSW police breached body-worn camera policies during shooting death of Indigenous man, coroner finds

Inquest into death of Gomeroi man Stanley Russell urges changes to how officers handle people with an intellectual disability

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Canberra man who broke into home of drug dealer he believed was a paedophile and shot him sentenced in ACT Supreme Court

Sugimatatihuna 'Sugi' Mena, who broke into the home of a drug dealer he believed to be a paedophile and shot him, is found guilty of attempted murder, aggravated burglary and unlawful discharge of loaded arms.

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The voice, try and understand it: kid gloves for reporter who asks Dutton ‘is it a man or a woman?’

Opposition leader gently explains referendum proposal to 4BC’s Peter Fegan. Plus, Crikey’s bumpy ride rolls on

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Dutton's 'no' vote reflects 40 years of Coalition partisanship on the Voice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s hope for a bipartisan approach on the Voice to parliament referendum has crumbled.

The Guardian - AU

Kerry O’Brien gives impassioned defence of Indigenous voice to parliament at hearing

Former ABC journalist tells joint select committee on voice wording that it is a ‘simple and unambitious and unthreatening’ proposal

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Australian Federal Police quit using controversial spit hoods in Canberra after review finds risks cannot be justified

An internal review into the AFP's use of spit hoods on detainees also found they do not prevent transmissible diseases from saliva or blood.

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