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Country will 'rise to the occasion' on voice: Burney

Country will 'rise to the occasion' on voice: Burney

Ahead of the final parliamentary vote to set up the Indigenous voice referendum, Linda Burney says she's confident Australia will get around the 'yes' vote.

Top End Constable Ozzie and life as a bush cop

Top End Constable Ozzie and life as a bush cop

Top End Constable Ozzie and life as a bush cop

Top End Constable Ozzie and life as a bush cop

Constable Jermaine 'Ozzie' Ostrofski reflects on the rewards and challenges of working in remote communities as a Northern Territory police officer.

Wildflower project breaking the cycle garden by garden

Wildflower project breaking the cycle garden by garden

Wildflower project breaking the cycle garden by garden

Wildflower project breaking the cycle garden by garden

An inspired Matthew Coe is helping young Aboriginal people find meaningful employment through his social enterprise, creating native green spaces at Wildflower.

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Indigenous senators speak out as referendum takes shape

Indigenous senators speak out as referendum takes shape

Parliament has all but passed laws setting up the Indigenous voice referendum, as senators debate the final form the public vote will take.

Voice would be nothing but window dressing: Thorpe

Voice would be nothing but window dressing: Thorpe

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has hit out against the voice referendum, saying the body would be a powerless advisory group.

Successful voice will help with Closing the Gap: Burney

Successful voice will help with Closing the Gap: Burney

The Productivity Commission's latest data on Closing the Gap shows that there's more work to do to achieve social and health equity for Indigenous people.

All Victorians can participate in truth-telling inquiry

All Victorians can participate in truth-telling inquiry

The Yoorrook Justice Commission is inviting all Victorians to make a submission to a truth-telling inquiry.

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Voice shouldn't be treated as political issue: senator

Voice shouldn't be treated as political issue: senator

Voice shouldn't be treated as political issue: senator

Voice shouldn't be treated as political issue: senator

Moderate Liberal Andrew Bragg has hit out at opponents of the voice for saying it would bring race into the constitution.

Survivors want PM to sign treaty to ban nuclear weapons

Survivors want PM to sign treaty to ban nuclear weapons

Survivors want PM to sign treaty to ban nuclear weapons

Survivors want PM to sign treaty to ban nuclear weapons

A group of First Nations people and defence veterans are in Canberra, speaking to policy makers about their lived experience of nuclear testing in Australia.

Climate change threatens all island life, hearing told

Climate change threatens all island life, hearing told

Climate change threatens all island life, hearing told

Climate change threatens all island life, hearing told

The Australian climate case has moved to Saibai, where the Federal Court has heard evidence from Torres Strait Islanders about the effects of rising seas.

'No' campaign importing Trump-style politics: Burney

'No' campaign importing Trump-style politics: Burney

'No' campaign importing Trump-style politics: Burney

'No' campaign importing Trump-style politics: Burney

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney warns parts of the voice referendum 'no' campaign are using misinformation tactics.

Indigenous artists turn trams into moving galleries

Indigenous artists turn trams into moving galleries

Indigenous artists turn trams into moving galleries

Indigenous artists turn trams into moving galleries

Indigenous artists have transformed inner-city trams into travelling canvases that celebrate history, caring for country, community and connection.

Federal court hears of sea level risks to island homes

Federal court hears of sea level risks to island homes

Federal court hears of sea level risks to island homes

Federal court hears of sea level risks to island homes

Torres Strait Islander people from the island of Saibai will give evidence in an on-country hearing in the Australian climate case on Monday.

From a mission to businessman, Sean Gordon earns honour

From a mission to businessman, Sean Gordon earns honour

From a mission to businessman, Sean Gordon earns honour

From a mission to businessman, Sean Gordon earns honour

Having been raised in a foster home on an Aboriginal mission, businessman Sean Gordon has received an honour that has challenged him to reflect on the past.

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Australia urged to honour the past and vote for voice

Australians are being called on to honour past leaders Yunupingu and Bob Hawke by voting 'yes' for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

Herald apologises for coverage of Myall Creek massacre

The Sydney Morning Herald has apologised for its coverage of the horrific massacre of Indigenous people at Myall Creek, on the 185th anniversary of the event.

Thornton's The New Boy screens at Sydney Film Festival

Warwick Thornton's latest film The New Boy is screening at the Sydney Film Festival and explores powers that can be used for good or evil.

Deadly Science founder out to 'decolonise the lab coat'

Corey Tutt is passionate about empowering young First Nations people in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Coalition-led committee seeks voice bodies

The government faces a fresh call to set up bodies to drive the 'yes' and 'no' campaigns for an Indigenous voice and put more interference protections in place.

Barunga Voice Declaration calls on people to vote 'yes'

Hundreds of Aboriginal people have signed the Barunga Voice Declaration calling on Australians to vote 'yes' in the referendum on a First Nations voice.

Land councils say yes to Indigenous voice in referendum

The NT Northern and Central Land Councils are calling on all Australians to support the voice in the upcoming referendum on the eve of the Barunga Festival.

Audit finds Indigenous gaps in lifespan and health

Queensland Health could not demonstrate how culturally appropriate care for Indigenous people had improved over the last 13 years.

Island 'home' again known by its rightful name, K'gari

Almost two centuries after its rightful name, K'gari, was overwritten by colonial authorities, Fraser Island is returning to its Indigenous title.

Indigenous drug offenders in court four times as much

A study has found small-scale drug offences committed by Indigenous offenders go before the justice system four times more than with non-Indigenous offenders.

Indigenous communities put their hands up for justice

The federal government is moving forward on its commitment to fund justice reinvestment to help reduce the number of Indigenous people in jail.

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