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Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

More than 100 people died in custody during 2022-23, including 17 who were shot, latest data shows.

Mother, son jailed for Stuart Highway fatal hit-and-run

Mother, son jailed for Stuart Highway fatal hit-and-run

Mother, son jailed for Stuart Highway fatal hit-and-run

Mother, son jailed for Stuart Highway fatal hit-and-run

A young man and his mother have been jailed after he fatally struck a pedestrian and she helped load the woman’s body into a ute and bury it in bushland.

Arts groups get $170m govt funding, but some miss out

Arts groups get $170m govt funding, but some miss out

Arts groups get $170m govt funding, but some miss out

Arts groups get $170m govt funding, but some miss out

Creative Australia will distribute $170m to 159 arts organisations, funding an extra 45 groups. But Brisbane's Metro Arts is among those that have missed out.

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Gallery opens with Barak artworks that have come home

Gallery opens with Barak artworks that have come home

Two artworks by Wurundjeri leader William Barak bought at a New York auction are the centrepiece of the State Library of Victoria's Indigenous Gallery.

Indigenous kids over-represented in juvenile detention

Indigenous kids over-represented in juvenile detention

Indigenous kids are grossly over-represented in juvenile detention and while reducing the numbers is a Closing the Gap target, the figures are getting worse.

National Parks' get-out-of-jail-free card in High Court

National Parks' get-out-of-jail-free card in High Court

The High Court has begun hearing a case to decide whether the Commonwealth can avoid criminal penalties for damaging sacred sites in the Northern Territory.

Scientists to worm out disease from burrowing parasite

Scientists to worm out disease from burrowing parasite

A research project will look to eliminate diseases caused by a parasitic roundworm that is widespread in Aboriginal communities in Australia's north.

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WA justice boss resigns following unit 18 death

WA justice boss resigns following unit 18 death

WA justice boss resigns following unit 18 death

WA justice boss resigns following unit 18 death

Adam Tomison, Western Australia's justice department chief, has resigned two months after Indigenous teen Cleveland Dodd died in juvenile detention.

Police compromising young people's right to silence

Police compromising young people's right to silence

Police compromising young people's right to silence

Police compromising young people's right to silence

NSW Police has failed to fix problematic interview practices despite issues being raised by courts, the state police watchdog says.

NRL champion shares inspiration behind children's book

NRL champion shares inspiration behind children's book

NRL champion shares inspiration behind children's book

NRL champion shares inspiration behind children's book

Indigenous NRL player Alex Johnston reflects on the people who pushed him to pursue rugby league and how his culture and son inspired his children's book.

Rebuilt Koorie Trust opens with Aboriginal art show

Rebuilt Koorie Trust opens with Aboriginal art show

Rebuilt Koorie Trust opens with Aboriginal art show

Rebuilt Koorie Trust opens with Aboriginal art show

A new-look Koorie Heritage Trust is reopening in Melbourne's Federation Square with an exhibition of Aboriginal art from Australia's south east.

NT net zero policy ditched after pushback by gas giants

NT net zero policy ditched after pushback by gas giants

NT net zero policy ditched after pushback by gas giants

NT net zero policy ditched after pushback by gas giants

A net zero emissions proposal for new NT onshore gas projects was ditched after the government quietly consulted with the gas industry, documents show.

Climate activists scale 140-metre crane at Woodside HQ

Climate activists scale 140-metre crane at Woodside HQ

Climate activists scale 140-metre crane at Woodside HQ

Climate activists scale 140-metre crane at Woodside HQ

Greenpeace climate activists have scaled a 140-metre crane in a protest against Woodside Energy, saying the gas producer is Australia’s biggest climate threat.

Ambulance cancelled for man who later died in custody

Ambulance cancelled for man who later died in custody

Ambulance cancelled for man who later died in custody

Ambulance cancelled for man who later died in custody

A coronial hearing into the death of Noongar man Jeffrey Winmar has been told police cancelled a request for an ambulance after he came to.

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Hints of cooling inflation as next rates call looms

Aggressive interest rate hikes are working to slow the economy, timely measures of price movements and the jobs market suggest.

Sydney to set tone for NYE with Indigenous celebration

As one of the first major cities in the world to celebrate the start of the new year, Sydney will kick 2024 off with a showcase of Indigenous culture.

Indigenous people record high rates of financial stress

Financial complaints from First Nations people have soared by 13 per cent in a year and the rates of hardship experienced are causing a significant concern.

Indigenous teen's funeral back on after crisis talks

West Australian authorities have backflipped on their last-minute decision not to let Cleveland Dodd's incarcerated father attend the teenager's funeral.

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Smithsonian returns Indigenous remains to Australia

The remains of 14 Indigenous ancestors will be returned to Australia for repatriation by the Smithsonian Natural History Museum.

Youth block of adult prison to shut after teen's death

A high-security youth wing at an adult prison where Indigenous teenager Cleveland Dodd recently fatally self-harmed will be closed and replaced.

Inquiry to hear of education, health, housing injustice

The Yoorrook Justice Commission has shifted its focus to investigating injustice in education, health and housing systems.

Govt faces class action over First Nations claims

The Queensland government faces a major class action by First Nations children and parents for their "systemic failure" to reunite families.

Labor senator Dodson urges youth to lead reconciliation

Outgoing Indigenous senator Pat Dodson says Australia is at a crossroads and must continue to work towards reconciliation despite the failed voice referendum.

Hobart man traded Aboriginal human remains for acclaim

A Hobart solicitor was able to build his scientific reputation by trading the remains of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, a Cambridge study reveals.

Plea over Indigenous truth, treaty after voice defeat

The Australian government has been urged not to give up on Indigenous truth telling and treaty after the failed voice referendum.

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