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NT Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne seeking compensation after failed prosecution

NT Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne seeks compensation from the government after prosecutors drop an abuse of office charge against her due to insufficient evidence.

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Walgett drinking water quality, river system concerns aired by distressed residents

Walgett residents have shared distressing stories with the NSW Water Minister about the impact of water quality in the town, including one mother who says she had no idea she was "pumping sodium" through her ill son.

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Ngambri people consider claiming native title over land in Canberra following ACT government apology

The government apologised to Ngambri custodians this week for the "hurt and distress" it caused by failing to acknowledge their traditional links to Canberra.

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NZ PM Chris Hipkins slams critics of Australia’s trans-Tasman immigration reforms

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says the Australian government is the most Kiwi-friendly he can remember,

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Aboriginal legal services frozen or at risk of shutting in 17 communities across NSW and Queensland

Advocates call for federal government to provide urgent funding for culturally safe legal services to prevent worsening Indigenous incarceration crisis

The Guardian - AU

Leanyer School becomes first in the NT to include Auslan in its curriculum in a bid to promote inclusion

Leanyer Primary School is the first in the Northern Territory to teach Auslan as its core language. And it was one student who prompted the change.

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$9m pledge to advance First Nations water rights in Murray-Darling raises concern over unfulfilled commitments

Indigenous groups watch the value of a $40 million pledge to buy water rights erode as water prices rise and the money remains unspent after five years.

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Former federal Liberal minister Ken Wyatt urges Australians on all sides of Voice debate to speak up

Former federal Liberal Indigenous Affairs minister Ken Wyatt encourages Australians to inform themselves about the Voice, and debate the looming referendum regardless of what side they are on.

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Liberal rebel Ken Wyatt: Voice is the hope our young people need

Australia can give Indigenous young people hope, and end "futility syndrome", if the Voice yes case wins, ex-federal minister Ken Wyatt says.

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Dysfunctional treatment of Indigenous Australians will continue unless voice exists, Ken Wyatt says

Ex-Liberal minister tells referendum committee First Nations people despair for their future because they are never listened to

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous mother of baby murdered by abusive partner says police failed her in ‘every way’, inquiry hears

Tamica Mullaley told committee into missing or murdered Aboriginal women and children her child would still be alive if officers ‘did their job right’

The Guardian - AU

Family anger at boy’s sentence for killing pregnant mum

A Perth teen who lay in wait behind a wall before throwing a concrete block that fatally injured a pregnant mother will serve five years in detention.

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Sam Kerr to lead party of prominent Australians as flag bearer at King Charles’s coronation

Matildas captain will join delegation including Anthony Albanese, Nick Cave and Adam Hills at London ceremony next week

The Guardian - AU

Supreme Court finds Bruce Coss not guilty of murdering Darren Willis in Bingara, NSW

The judge accepted Darren Willis's neighbour in Bingara, Bruce Coss, did not kill him despite reports the pair had a "sometimes difficult relationship".

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Margaret Hawke killed her three children in Port Hedland after being turned away from refuge, court told

A Perth court hears disturbing details of how Margaret Hawke murdered her three young children and then set their house on fire in the town of Port Hedland. WARNING: This article contains content that some readers may find distressing.

ABC News

Push for greater Indigenous input in Purnululu as Bungle Bungles native title tensions ease

Native title holders at Purnululu National Park, also known as the Bungle Bungles, say they're looking forward to a future with more cultural involvement after moving on from decades of conflict.

The Guardian - AU

‘Great shame’: Daniel Andrews highlights injustice over Indigenous children in care and justice system

Overrepresentation of First Peoples ‘is a source of great shame’ for the Victorian government, premier tells Yoorrook chair

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NT coroner to examine domestic violence killings of four Aboriginal women in month-long inquest

A landmark inquiry will examine why repeated domestic violence reports failed to prevent the deaths of four Aboriginal women at the hands of their partners in the Northern Territory.

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First Nations students are engaged in primary school but face racism and limited opportunities to learn Indigenous languages

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ school experiences are often inaccurately described through what researchers call “deficit perspectives”. This means their experiences are spoken about by others in ways that aren’t representative of lived experience.

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On-country studio to give Alice Springs traditional owners access to Strehlow Collection

The Strehlow Collection is one of the most significant audiovisual archives of Indigenous ceremonial life in the world. After a painstaking digitisation process, it is now in the hands of the traditional owners of Alice Springs.

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Time to ‘sook and moan’ after election loss over: Ley

Liberal deputy leader Sussan Ley says disunity has been a problem in her party but members are aware of the need to focus on key issues.

The Guardian - AU

Mark Latham defends homophobic slurs, saying Pauline Hanson can’t understand ‘how straight men feel’

NSW One Nation leader says he has had no contact with the federal party leader since his comments about Alex Greenwich

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Families speak at Perth inquiry hearings into missing, murdered First Nations women and children

Relatives relive the trauma of losing their loved ones as they share their stories at a public hearing for an inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children. Warning: This story contains images and names of Indigenous people who have died.

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Migrants in regional Australia experience social isolation, limited job prospects

In Japan, Naomi Wangemann worked as a chef, an accountant, and in various office roles. But in Australia she is struggling to find a skilled job.

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Aboriginal legal services push for 'emergency funding' amid large caseloads

A criminal lawyer who is among 10 servicing a town of more than 20,000 people says she has had to juggle up to 70 clients on her own and drive hundreds of kilometres just to see them.

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