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'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

'Belong in school': force fears as kid arrest ban looms

Police will no longer be able to arrest children under the age of 12, with Premier Jacinta Allan declaring 10 and 11-year-olds don't belong injail.

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

White 'idiot' activists told to butt out of Top End

Interstate environmental activists should stop blocking industrial projects that could benefit Indigenous people, a traditional owner has told a Senate inquiry.

Elation, sorrow over Sunshine Coast native title

Elation, sorrow over Sunshine Coast native title

Elation, sorrow over Sunshine Coast native title

Elation, sorrow over Sunshine Coast native title

Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners say they're empowered after being formally recognised as the native title holders over parts of the Sunshine Coast.

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Aspiring doctor wants more 'familiar faces' in health

Aspiring doctor wants more 'familiar faces' in health

After the birth of her second son Kahlie Lockyer knew she wanted to be a paediatrician, following a lifelong passion of helping others.

Education system fails Indigenous kids, minister admits

Education system fails Indigenous kids, minister admits

Indigenous children are being denied educational opportunities, with teachers and students facing culturally unsafe environments, an inquiry has been told.

Aboriginal victims of family violence wrongly arrested

Aboriginal victims of family violence wrongly arrested

A "huge influx" of Aboriginal women accused of violence have approached the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, who say police are arresting innocent mothers.

Mother's dismay as custodial staff cleared after death

Mother's dismay as custodial staff cleared after death

Custodial staff cleared of serious misconduct after a boy fatally self-harmed in detention showed little empathy for him, the teen's family says.

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Indigenous trailblazer celebrated for lifesaving legacy

Indigenous trailblazer celebrated for lifesaving legacy

Indigenous trailblazer celebrated for lifesaving legacy

Indigenous trailblazer celebrated for lifesaving legacy

Indigenous leader Fay Carter has been remembered as a passionate and tireless trailblazer whose work changed the lives of so many Indigenous people.

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

Aboriginal man's custody death avoidable, coroner finds

The prison system repeatedly failed to recognise and respond to the health problems of an Aboriginal man who died in custody, the NT coroner has found.

Custodial staff cleared of misconduct over teen's death

Custodial staff cleared of misconduct over teen's death

Custodial staff cleared of misconduct over teen's death

Custodial staff cleared of misconduct over teen's death

A corruption watchdog has found no evidence to support claims of serious misconduct before a teenager fatally self-harmed in the youth wing of an adult prison.

Free menstrual products for outback communities

Free menstrual products for outback communities

Free menstrual products for outback communities

Free menstrual products for outback communities

Remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory will be given free pads and tampons to help thousands of women and girls access the health products.

Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Remembering the Myall Creek massacre 186 years on

Hundreds of people have gathered to remember the day Aboriginal people were massacred by stockmen in NSW 186 years ago.

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

Social media key to stamping out vape and smoking rates

A generation of Australians are being set up for a health "catastrophe" unless action is taken against rising addictions to vaping and smoking, top doctors say.

Push to reignite Uluru tourism after downturn

Push to reignite Uluru tourism after downturn

Push to reignite Uluru tourism after downturn

Push to reignite Uluru tourism after downturn

There's a fresh push for tourists to return to one of Australia's most iconic landmarks after years of pandemic-induced downturn.

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From accidental doctor to Indigenous health trailblazer

An outback doctor who linked poor drinking water to higher rates of disease in remote Indigenous communities is among those honoured on the King's Birthday.

First Nations people key to blue carbon projects: study

Indigenous people have rights to undertake carbon projects along most of Australia's coast, but opportunities to enter the market are limited, a study has found

Feral cats pose persistent problem for island 'rewild'

Indigenous managers of lungtalanana, an island in Bass Strait, want extra funding to help tackle feral cats as part of a project to return native species.

Winds of fortune: 'Job for life' in former coal regions

A gusty $20 billion in investment will blow in from a mere three offshore wind projects that one team plans to build to help rewire industrial heartlands.

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Apology as housing disparity 'crisis' deepens

The boss of Victoria's housing department apologised for perpetuating systemic injustice and said disparities in accessing homelessness services is a crisis.

'Scandalous' fracking approval alarms owners, groups

A gas producer has been granted environmental approval to drill gas wells in the Beetaloo Basin, sparking concern from Indigenous and environmental groups.

Tiwi Islanders take aim at bank's complaint rejection

ANZ has rejected a complaint from Tiwi traditional owners who say the bank's funding of fossil fuel projects contribute to adverse human rights impacts.

Streamlining new offshore gas fields still on the table

Changes to environmental approvals for new offshore gas will return to federal parliament after a review, despite being pulled in a recent deal with the Greens.

No closure for family after 'suspicious' death finding

Family of a woman whose bones were found in a bag have responded to inquest findings, saying they will keep trying to find out what happened to get closure.

Solar grid brings a power of good to remote community

A shiny new microgrid helps a tiny remote community keep its lights on and water flowing while also empowering residents to lower costly energy bills.

Future gas plan 'deaf' to traditional owners' concerns

Crossbench senators have attacked the future gas strategy as a "morally bankrupt" plan that also misrepresents the views of Australia's traditional owners.

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