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The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Councillors criticised for attending Labor AGM instead of council meeting

Liberal councillor Callum Pull described the move as 'questionable'.

Newcastle Herald

NSW MP Alex Greenwich warns voice supporters against complacency in call to ‘actively participate’

Independent says voter turnout must be high ahead of Sunday forum including Noel Pearson and MPs Allegra Spender and Felicity Wilson in Bondi

The Guardian - AU

NSW police Tasered ‘extremely unwell’ Indigenous man a week before incident with Clare Nowland

Exclusive: Man experiencing mental health issues sought help from police but was later Tasered in hospital by officers who mistakenly thought he was armed with scissors

The Guardian - AU

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‘We just stopped using it’: bringing back an Indigenous language through children’s books

Wamba Wamba elder Aunty Jenny Crew wants to give kids the chance to learn stories in a language now rarely used

The Guardian - AU

NSW police reject suggestion ‘racism is rife’ in force and say ‘lessons learned’ after Bowraville murders

Police act ‘with respect’ to victims and people in custody, federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children hears

The Guardian - AU

Paul Keating’s criticism of Penny Wong labelled a ‘disgrace’ by Labor minister

Pat Conroy says former prime minister wrong on Australia’s strategic environment and military solutions

The Guardian - AU

Reshuffle ‘in the court of King Wayne’ draws ire

It was musical chairs for Auckland Council committees this week, with one swap-out proving especially controversial.

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government should be selling Voice as part of its wider framework for reducing Aboriginal disadvantage

A report this week from the Productivity Commission has exposed – without spelling it out – an odd shortcoming in the Albanese government’s sales pitch for its Voice proposal.

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: tributes for Sinéad O’Connor; NSW police form taskforce to tackle gang war; and food companies shrinking products

‘What an amazing woman’ – Russell Crowe recalls meeting the Irish singer in Dublin

The Guardian - AU

David Hunter: British man to be sentenced in Cyprus for manslaughter of terminally ill wife

David Hunter, 76, will be sentenced over at least two days from Thursday.

Evening Standard

NSW Greens call for more transparency over settlement between PwC and ATO

Claim was not related to scandal involving misuse of confidential government tax plans, ATO says

The Guardian - AU

British man to be sentenced in Cyprus for manslaughter of terminally ill wife

David Hunter, 76, will be sentenced over at least two days from Thursday.

The Independent UK

'Racist garden gnome': Councillors vote for statue's heritage status

While some councillors said the statue is without a doubt historically significant to Maitland, others argued the statue has a racist history, and shouldn't be made a Heritage Item.

Newcastle Herald

Fusing traditional culture and the violin: how Aboriginal musicians enhanced and maintained community in 20th century Australia

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people.

The Conversation

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The Guardian - AU

‘For kin, family and country’: the Indigenous servicemen finally being recognised

More of Australia’s First Nations service personnel are being uncovered, with some having hidden their heritage due to stigma

The Independent UK

Being colonised by Britain was ‘luckiest thing’ for Australia, says former PM

‘You have to understand that in the 17th, 18th century, colonisation of the land mass of Australia was next to inevitable...’

The Independent UK

Man cleared of murdering wife in Cyprus ‘not getting hopes up’ ahead of sentence

David Hunter, 76, may be able to leave prison this week after being found guilty of manslaughter but cleared of premeditated murder.

The Guardian - AU

Julie Bishop backs Indigenous voice as ‘step in the right direction’

Former Liberal deputy leader tells National Press Club she supports the referendum, but stops short of saying she will actively campaign for yes vote

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be at the centre, not the margins, of LGBTQIA+ plans and policies

During Sydney World Pride the federal government committed to a ten-year action plan for LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing. This included A$26 million in health research.

The Guardian - AU

The yes voice campaign cannot afford to be drawn in to a rearguard battle with its opponents

To regain momentum it could return to the fundamental aims of the voice, and by appealing to Australians’ sense of honour and justice

Newcastle Herald

Labor 'muddies the water' in letters investigation, councillor says

'I don't understand why this had to happen in the chamber tonight.'

The Conversation

What are 'Advance' and 'Fair Australia', and why are they spearheading the 'no' campaign on the Voice?

It never quite lived up to its billing as “the right-wing GetUp!” but five years on, an activist group feted by Australia’s most conservative politicians and backed by some rich but reclusive individuals is a vocal opponent of the Voice to Parliament.

The Conversation

What are enabling programs? How do they help Australians get to uni?

One of Education Minister Jason Clare’s top priorities for the Universities Accord is encouraging more Australians to go to university. As he notes, “more jobs are going to require a university qualification in the years ahead”.

The Conversation

Governments are failing to share decision-making with Indigenous people, Productivity Commission finds

Governments have failed to properly share decision-making with Indigenous people to accelerate Closing the Gap, despite formally undertaking to do so, according to a scathing indictment by the Productivity Commission.

The Guardian - AU

How a viral Channel Seven clip that had nothing to do with the voice was co-opted by the no camp

Confusion over Western Australia’s new cultural heritage laws is being co-opted by the no campaign and far-right opponents of the voice

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