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Court blocks appeal by teen killer of Jack Beasley

Jack Beasley's death, aged 17, from stab wounds after a fight broke out between two groups of teens later inspired legal changes to help prevent knife crime.

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Chris Minns to axe department secretaries in sweeping changes to NSW public service

Premier cites major challenges including budget woes as reasons for changes less than a month after Labor’s election victory

The Guardian - AU

Government, opposition trade barbs on NT crime rates

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been highlighting crime in Alice Springs as a reason to reject an Indigenous voice but his comments have drawn criticism.

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Church calls for same-sex ban on student leaders

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says he is "uncomfortable" with the idea of discriminating against students based on their sexuality or gender identity.

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Dust, light and bugs threaten Namatjira collection

Paintings by Albert Namatjira and his famed watercolour school are being kept in a converted tool shop in the NT town where his legacy means the most.

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Morning Mail: record-setting Cyclone Ilsa hits WA, Dutton accused on voice, alleged Pentagon leaker arrested

Storm hits near Port Hedland after setting new wind speed record of 218kmh; Liberal leader accused of misrepresenting meeting in country WA

The Guardian - AU

Connecting to culture: here's what happened when elders gifted totemic species to school kids

In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, a totem is a spiritual emblem from the natural world, such as a plant or animal. The totem is gifted to an individual by a parent or elder, usually around the time of their birth. Some people have several totems.

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Screen Australia study finds more First Nations characters but one in four TV shows have all Anglo-Celtic casts

There is a lot of work still to be done to reflect Australia’s population on television screens, diversity report says

The Guardian - AU

Inquiry told heart of voice 'let's our mob speak'

The joint select committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice referendum is holding a public hearing in Canberra as part of its inquiry.

AAP

Former treasurer Kerin remembered with state funeral

The country's longest serving primary industries minister and former treasurer John Kerin has been honoured at a state funeral at Old Parliament House.

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Peter Dutton accused of misrepresenting locals’ views on Indigenous voice to parliament

Residents of Leonora in country WA say the opposition leader was more interested in discussing the cashless debit card

The Guardian - AU

Remote dialysis to end long treks for outback patients

A new federal program will bring dialysis clinics closer to home in remote communities, so people don't have to travel thousands of kilometres for treatment.

AAP

Linda Britton sentenced for manslaughter of daughter, 20-year-old woman

In a statement to the court, Linda Britton, 55, said she was "already serving a life sentence" over the incident in Nambucca Heads, NSW. She will serve at least three years behind bars for manslaughter.

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‘Dog act’: NT police minister reacts angrily to Peter Dutton’s claims of Alice Springs child sexual abuse

Traditional owners call opposition leader’s claims ‘insulting’ and Labor demands he stop using the town as ‘a political football’

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Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan frustrated by lack of repercussions for online racist abuse directed at Charlie Cameron

The Lions coach spoke about racist remarks made online at star Indigenous forward Charlie Cameron last weekend, but fears the perpetrator will be impossible to find.

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Palmerston woman found with 'blood on her hands' pleads guilty to manslaughter

A Palmerston woman who stabbed her partner in the heart with a 13-centimetre kitchen knife pleads guilty to manslaughter in the Northern Territory Supreme Court.

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Labor two seats short of a majority in final NSW lower house results, plus a polling critique

At the March 25 New South Wales state election, Labor won 45 of the 93 lower house seats (up nine since the 2019 election), the Coalition 36 (down 12), the Greens three (steady), independents nine (up six) and the Shooters zero (down three).

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says violence and crime still at crisis point in Alice Springs

On a visit to Alice Springs, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says levels of crime and violence in the town "wouldn't be tolerated in other parts of the country".

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Alice Springs artists use their paintings for politics

Painters at one art centre in Alice Springs are turning from watercolours in the tradition of Albert Namatjira to art that's explicitly political.

The New Daily

Dutton in clash with journalist over Alice Springs ‘crime crisis’

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has clashed with a journalist in a heated confrontation over the "crime crisis" in Alice Springs.

AAP

Walgett residents worried about safety of water supply

Residents in the western NSW town of Walgett are going to bed thirsty because they are too concerned about contamination to drink water from the tap.

ABC News

Kowanyama man who died in police custody self-harmed, court hears

The 51-year-old Kowanyama man was found unresponsive in a police cell late last year, a pre-inquest conference has heard the first details of what happened.

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People in the Kimberley have spent decades asking for basics like water and homes. Will the Voice make their calls more compelling?

The intent of the proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament is to elevate and amplify our input across the nation into laws, policies and programs that will impact on Indigenous Australians.

ABC News

Elders' new homes to help address systemic overcrowding in Wilcannia

For decades, the problem of overcrowding has plagued the outback NSW town, but some relief is in sight with five elder housing units completed and more to come.

The New Daily

Public drunkenness laws lifted on Melbourne Cup day

Victoria will move to decriminalise public intoxication from November, with services to provide a health-based response instead of a criminal justice one.

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