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Can we end racism in Australia? Yes, according to the first-ever national plan

The Australian Human Rights Commission this week launched the National Anti-racism Framework.

The Conversation

Donations ban 'delivers windfall' for political parties

Laws banning political donations in SA have been rushed through parliament without public scrutiny and are compromised and unfair, a democracy expert says.

AAP

Suspension, censure 'badges of honour': Lidia Thorpe

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has refused to back down, capping off her parliamentary year by staring down her suspension and taunting the Senate.

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Censures, coffees and a clinched deal: MPs off for Xmas

Parliamentarians are preparing to head home for the year after a far from lacklustre final day in the halls of power.

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PM ‘fully expects’ parliament to return in February as Senate sits into the night – as it happened

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Human rights commissioner slams new youth crime laws

The Queensland government has been accused of "plumbing the depths" by pushing through laws that will ensure children face harsher penalties for serious crimes.

AAP

Albanese government plan to raise tax on super balances over $3m all but abandoned

Exclusive: Amid a chaotic end to the parliamentary session, Labor fears a repeat of franking credit policy fiasco that helped cost the 2019 election

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$View from The Hill: An ugly fracas in the Senate leads to suspension of Lidia Thorpe$

View from The Hill: An ugly fracas in the Senate leads to suspension of Lidia Thorpe

Wednesday saw an ugly incident that brought shame on the Senate. It was shocking – full of provocation, accusations of racism, and what was described by Senate president Sue Lines as “physically threatening behaviour”.

The Conversation

Pay day near for Aboriginal workers robbed of wages

The Federal Court has approved millions of dollars in compensation for Aboriginal workers who had wages withheld or were underpaid between the 1930s and 1970s.

AAP

Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ legislation after intervention by WA premier

Roger Cook says he spoke to ‘highest level’ of federal government to reiterate his view the environment bills in their current form ‘should not be progressed’

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Pauline Hanson appeals court ruling she was racist

Pauline Hanson is appealing a court ruling she was racist towards Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi on the basis of alleged errors in the judicial process.

AAP

Moment climate protesters detained at parliament house

Around a dozen demonstrators with the Rising Tide group were detained after forcing the closure of roads outside Parliament House in Canberra.

AAP

First Nations Voice makes history in South Australia: ‘We are determined to prove you wrong’

Inaugural address from Leeroy Bilney, outlining racist history of Australia and future challenges, greeted with acclaim

The Guardian - AU

Zachary Rolfe’s ego ‘had a lot to do with’ Kumanjayi Walker’s shooting death, NT inquest told

Coroner urged not to ‘sugarcoat’ police officer’s actions as inquest nears end

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Rising rate of jailed Indigenous women rings alarm bell

Domestic and family violence, and insecure housing are among the issues driving up the numbers of Indigenous women in Australia's prison system, advocates say.

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Fatima Payman decries racism, eligibility bid shot down

Former Labor senator Fatima Payman has faced down an attempt by Pauline Hanson to have questions raised about her eligibility to sit in the senate.

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Labor to sit out Prahran byelection as ex-Greens MP Sam Hibbins departs amid controversy

Exclusive: Victorian Greens confident of retaining inner Melbourne seat as former MP ‘absolutely disputes’ claims by intern

AAP

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Australians are being challenged to confront systemic racism and the enduring impacts of colonisation in a landmark report from the Human Rights Commission.

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‘Crisis’ of domestic violence in NT needs immediate action, advocates say after landmark report released

Northern Territory domestic homicide rate seven times the national rate, with systemic failings contributing to deaths, coroner’s report finds

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Request to release premier's business documents denied

Documents relating to claims a company was trading insolvent while a man who went on to become a state premier was at the helm will not be released.

AAP

Much-loved former NZ MP Nikki Kaye dies at 44

The woman who defeated Jacinda Ardern at two New Zealand elections, moderate National MP Nikki Kaye, has died after a cancer battle, aged 44.

The Guardian - AU

NT government’s family violence response found lacking after inquest into ‘tragic’ deaths of four Indigenous women

Coroner Elisabeth Armitage says she hopes 35 recommendations will result in long-term change and ‘lives will be saved’

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'National shame': Landmark inquest shines light on DV

Findings on the deaths of four Aboriginal women at the hands of their partners have been handed down by a coroner.

AAP

Kat in the hat scores half-century as a politician

A stalwart of federal parliament and one of its most well-known figures, Bob Katter has marked a half-century in public office.

The Guardian - AU

If David Crisafulli wants ‘generational government’, the LNP can’t afford to wage ideological warfare

New Queensland premier must tread carefully to avoid culture wars that plagued party’s government

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