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'Spray it': woman bailed after allegedly helping gunman

'Spray it': woman bailed after allegedly helping gunman

A woman accused of calling a rideshare for a gunman who peppered a home with bullets during a drive-by has been bailed to attend a drug rehabilitation centre.

Indigenous remains found on island with prison past

Indigenous remains found on island with prison past

Indigenous remains found on island with prison past

Indigenous remains found on island with prison past

Bones found beneath a church on a picturesque island with a dark past where Aboriginal boys and men were jailed, are most likely historical Indigenous.

Epic battle over Epic Country as NGA exhibition opens

Epic battle over Epic Country as NGA exhibition opens

Epic battle over Epic Country as NGA exhibition opens

Epic battle over Epic Country as NGA exhibition opens

As the exhibition at the centre of "white hands on black art" allegations opens, the damage wrought on an Aboriginal-run art collective becomes clear.

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Human rights scrutiny over Indigenous families pool ban

Human rights scrutiny over Indigenous families pool ban

A formal racial discrimination complaint will be investigated after a group of First Nations families were ordered to leave a country town's public pool.

Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls

Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls

The Ngura Pulka exhibition is finally opening at the National Gallery of Australia, following a three-year delay because of allegations of interference.

Indigenous woman makes history in chief magistrate role

Indigenous woman makes history in chief magistrate role

Proud Kamilaroi woman Justice Louise Taylor has been appointed chief magistrate of the ACT Magistrates Court.

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

A police officer says he yelled "drop the knife" before shooting an Indigenous man while a witness claimed nothing was said ahead of an inquest into the death.

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Children 'invisible' in family violence support system

Children 'invisible' in family violence support system

Children 'invisible' in family violence support system

Children 'invisible' in family violence support system

A survivor of childhood family violence has shared her experience grappling with the lifelong psychological and physical impacts of her childhood.

Bones found on holiday island could have colonial past

Bones found on holiday island could have colonial past

Bones found on holiday island could have colonial past

Bones found on holiday island could have colonial past

Police are investigating whether bones found on a popular holiday island that was once an Aboriginal prison are human.

'Warning flare' for high Indigenous kids' jail rates

'Warning flare' for high Indigenous kids' jail rates

'Warning flare' for high Indigenous kids' jail rates

'Warning flare' for high Indigenous kids' jail rates

Laws sold as a solution to community safety are being used to lock up First Nations youth while fuelling future crime, according to experts.

'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

'Exquisite' illustrations show efforts to save language

An exhibition celebrates the decades-long drive by the remote Western Desert community of Papunya to keep culture and language alive.

Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great joins race to help deliver 2032 Games

Athletics great Cathy Freeman has taken up a key 2032 Olympic advisory role, becoming the latest high-profile star to help Brisbane Games organisers.

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

Police witnesses seek protection over Aboriginal death

The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody are seeking justice as the police officers involved in his arrest make a bid to avoid self-incrimination.

'Poorly designed' minor drug diversion scheme panned

'Poorly designed' minor drug diversion scheme panned

'Poorly designed' minor drug diversion scheme panned

'Poorly designed' minor drug diversion scheme panned

Data has found few people are being granted access to a drug diversion scheme designed to stop minor offenders being trapped in court processes.

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'Monumental': court ponders on Country sitting

A magistrates court is considering whether to grant an application by an Indigenous woman for evidence to be heard on culturally significant land.

Alleged move to oust senior cop over DV probe response

A senior cop says he was sacked after a future police commissioner falsely accused him of talking to the press during a First Nations domestic violence inquest.

Art and creativity tackle taboos in remote communities

Public health advocates say long term funding and commitment is needed to achieve Closing the Gap targets and improve outcomes for Indigenous people.

Man dies in police custody after retirement-home arrest

A man has died after being arrested and put in the back of a police vehicle following an alleged disturbance at a retirement village in northern Darwin.

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'No other venues': croc habitat to host Olympic rowing

Plans to hold the 2032 Brisbane Olympic rowing at a crocodile habitat remain on track for a defiant state government providing a Games venue update.

Disabled woman ‘fatally betrayed’ by NDIS provider

A grieving mother has called for justice for her beloved and cheeky disabled daughter, who died days after sustaining fatal burns in a bathtub.

Town on high alert in cyclone's wake amid flood fears

Just when they thought it was safe to forget about the water, residents of a sandbagged outback town are bracing for a second round of flooding.

'Depravity': anti-Muslim Invasion Day manifesto slammed

An unemployed man has been criticised for wanting "maximum impact" by issuing death threats against Invasion Day protesters, Muslims and Indigenous Australians.

Redneck jamboree: racism 'prevalent after referendum'

The failed voice referendum gave Australians permission to be racist, which continues to cause distress for Indigenous people, a health conference has heard.

Rural doctor missed vital call in Indigenous death

An Indigenous woman likely could have been saved if she had been transferred from a small clinic to a large hospital for medical imaging, an inquest has found.

Relief as hundreds evacuated from path of cyclone

Evacuees from the path of a cyclone feel safe but are anxious about the homes and pets they left behind as flood-hit Top End communities face a further deluge.

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