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Lithium developer 'roughly on track' despite bushfires

Lithium developer 'roughly on track' despite bushfires

An Aussie lithium developer in Canada's mineral-rich James Bay is determined to supply North American car makers, despite forest fires and a market slump.

Mechelle Turvey named Australian of the Year for WA

Mechelle Turvey named Australian of the Year for WA

Mechelle Turvey named Australian of the Year for WA

Mechelle Turvey named Australian of the Year for WA

The Australian of the Year for WA has been named as Mechelle Turvey, the mother of bashed Indigenous teenager Cassius Turvey.

Government targets young men to prevent violence

Government targets young men to prevent violence

Government targets young men to prevent violence

Government targets young men to prevent violence

After a spike in violent deaths, the government has committed to ending domestic and family violence in one generation with the help of men's support services.

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Class action probe into Indigenous public housing

Class action probe into Indigenous public housing

Lawyers are investigating the potential for class action on behalf of Indigenous tenants living in "substandard" public housing in remote WA communities.

Santos to temporarily halt 'irreparable' Barossa works

Santos to temporarily halt 'irreparable' Barossa works

Australian gas giant Santos will not be permitted to begin laying the Barossa pipeline while the Federal Court determines whether there are cultural risks.

Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

A doctor has been suspended for 12 months after sending a racist rant to a trailblazing Indigenous eye surgeon and questioning a child patient's heritage.

Indigenous stolen wages class action reaches settlement

Indigenous stolen wages class action reaches settlement

The WA government will compensate thousands of Indigenous workers and their descendants who were paid little or no wages between 1936 and 1972.

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Call to dump enforced drug treatment in youth detention

Call to dump enforced drug treatment in youth detention

Call to dump enforced drug treatment in youth detention

Call to dump enforced drug treatment in youth detention

A scheme with the power to force incarcerated youth into drug treatment has been found to "offend" human rights conventions and lack a framework for safety.

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

Remote Aboriginal residents win fight for compensation

The High Court has ruled remote Aboriginal renters are entitled to compensation for distress or disappointment due to living in inadequate housing.

Latrell could have died in brutal arrest, lawyer says

Latrell could have died in brutal arrest, lawyer says

Latrell could have died in brutal arrest, lawyer says

Latrell could have died in brutal arrest, lawyer says

Latrell Mitchell’s “inhumane” arrest could have been even worse, with his lawyer suggesting a less strong human might well have died.

Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

Youth placed in spit hood, isolated in Victorian prison

The use of spit hoods on children in Victorian adult prisons will be banned after one was placed on a youth despite him never spitting at staff.

Santos permitted to start works on Barossa pipeline

Santos permitted to start works on Barossa pipeline

Santos permitted to start works on Barossa pipeline

Santos permitted to start works on Barossa pipeline

Santos is allowed to begin laying a pipeline near the Tiwi islands but could be swiftly blocked by a successful federal court challenge by a traditional owner.

Concern for Australian grandmother detained in Japan

Concern for Australian grandmother detained in Japan

Concern for Australian grandmother detained in Japan

Concern for Australian grandmother detained in Japan

WA Premier Roger Cook has expressed his concern for an Aboriginal health leader detained in Japan for almost 10 months over drug smuggling allegations.

Advocates call for end to compulsory income management

Advocates call for end to compulsory income management

Advocates call for end to compulsory income management

Advocates call for end to compulsory income management

A senate inquiry into poverty has heard from a range of First Nations representatives about how Indigenous people are frequently excluded by the system.

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Doctor claims damning Veronica Nelson findings unfair

A doctor is appealing against findings made by a coroner who tarnished his reputation over his care of Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson while in custody.

Mitchell, Wighton case cop admits giving false evidence

A police officer has admitted giving false evidence to justify why he kicked NRL star Jack Wighton out of a Canberra nightclub.

Alcohol and racism fuelling 'shocking' NT violence

The Northern Territory's long-running coronial inquiry into domestic violence has resumed with experts desperately calling for funding.

Review damns delivery of Murray-Darling Basin plan

A report into the delivery of the Murray-Darling Basin says the federal government must take a renewed approach to water recovery, with little progress made.

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Drunkenness law change on schedule: premier

Support services will be ready to help Victorians when public drunkenness is decriminalised despite delays to a sobering up centre, the premier says.

Beetaloo 'climate bomb' cannot be offset, inquiry told

Independent modelling suggests governments have underestimated emissions from the Northern Territory's proposed Beetaloo Basin project and a Darwin Harbour hub.

Voice result a 'judgment' on Indigenous people: Grant

Prominent broadcaster Stan Grant has broken his silence over the voice referendum defeat, saying it was a cold-hearted 'no' from Australians.

NRL stars' arrest a parody of proper policing: lawyer

NRL duo Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton are fighting charges in a three-day court hearing, with alleged heavy-handed policing the theme of their defence.

Police bin unjust surveillance amid 'bombshell' report

Juveniles will no longer be the target of a crime-prevention program found to be at times unlawful and often discriminatory towards Indigenous children.

Croc block - traditional medicine provides pain relief

When John Watson lost his finger to a crocodile he treated the pain with traditional medicine from the Kimberley, which his people are working to commercialise.

Power shift as Indigenous people want clean energy say

Indigenous Australians are demanding a seat at the table in the clean energy sector and are turning to the Canadian experience as a positive model.

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