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Australia tarnished by persistent racism, refugee abuse

Australia tarnished by persistent racism, refugee abuse

Australia has again failed to curb refugee abuses and rampant discrimination, including against Indigenous people, in its human rights report card.

Workers strike at troubled youth detention facility

Workers strike at troubled youth detention facility

Workers strike at troubled youth detention facility

Workers strike at troubled youth detention facility

Children and young people have been restricted to their rooms for hours as workers went on strike against conditions at the trouble-plagued facility.

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Oscar-nominated screenwriter arrested in Iran

Mehdi Mahmoudian, the Oscar-nominated It Was Just an Accident co-writer, has been arrested in Iran for speaking out against the regime.

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Aid cuts fuel crisis for teen girls in Asia-Pacific

Aid cuts fuel crisis for teen girls in Asia-Pacific

Australia has a critical opportunity to demonstrate regional leadership in the upcoming budget, advocates say, with adolescent girls at the forefront of need.

Taxpayers foot record amount to jail young people

Taxpayers foot record amount to jail young people

A record $1.1 billion spent locking up children and young people, revealed in a new report, has been described as the result of a "devastating policy failure".

Decades-long wait for land claim decisions called out

Decades-long wait for land claim decisions called out

More than 40,000 land claims remain unresolved in NSW, but the Aboriginal Land Council will not let them go unnoticed.

Pride and shame: national day leaving many conflicted

Pride and shame: national day leaving many conflicted

There are mixed emotions for many about Australia's national day. For some it means celebration, for others mourning and marking the beginning of colonisation.

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'Brazen' judge comments highlight family court failures

'Brazen' judge comments highlight family court failures

'Brazen' judge comments highlight family court failures

'Brazen' judge comments highlight family court failures

Domestic violence survivors are being dismissed and silenced by the family court system, as experts say it is not set up to protect women and their children.

Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws

Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws

Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws

Activist vows continued resistance despite protest laws

New curbs on protests in the wake of the Bondi terror attack will not deter activists from rallying in a major city against Indigenous deaths in custody.

Assange files complaint against Nobel winner Machado

Assange files complaint against Nobel winner Machado

Assange files complaint against Nobel winner Machado

Assange files complaint against Nobel winner Machado

Julian Assange has filed a complaint accusing the Nobel Foundation of facilitating "war crimes" by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado.

Court identity loophole 'masking wealthy criminals'

Court identity loophole 'masking wealthy criminals'

Court identity loophole 'masking wealthy criminals'

Court identity loophole 'masking wealthy criminals'

Legal experts are scrutinising one state's suppression order laws after the son of an AFL great managed to have his court proceedings suppressed.

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing appears in court

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing appears in court

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing appears in court

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing appears in court

The man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk has made his first in-person court appearance as his lawyers push to further limit media access.

UN inspectors again frozen out of Australian prisons

UN inspectors again frozen out of Australian prisons

UN inspectors again frozen out of Australian prisons

UN inspectors again frozen out of Australian prisons

United Nations inspectors have been barred from a crime-troubled territory's prisons and watch houses, raising questions about what authorities have to hide.

'Deeply concerned': Australia sanctions Taliban leaders

'Deeply concerned': Australia sanctions Taliban leaders

'Deeply concerned': Australia sanctions Taliban leaders

'Deeply concerned': Australia sanctions Taliban leaders

Concerns over the oppression of Afghan women and girls have led Australia's government to sanction three top Taliban officials.

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Ley laments domestic killings as 74 women dead in 2025

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has continued her yearly tradition of naming every woman who died from violence in Australia, on the eve of an international event.

'Not there yet': dad's tears since methanol tragedy

The father of Bianca Jones, who died by methanol poisoning alongside Holly Morton-Bowles, says he still can't think about his beloved daughter without crying.

'Disruptive' bail checks left brothers scared of police

Life was happy for an Aboriginal family until police subjected them to more than 150 bail checks in 20 months, which they say amounted to discrimination.

Banks say WFH not always possible despite ruling

After Westpac unlawfully denied a mother's request to work from home, a union wants banks to acknowledge staff rights to flexibility.

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Brittany Higgins faces bankruptcy action by former boss

Former Senator Linda Reynolds is taking Brittany Higgins to court after claiming her ex-employee "failed to comply" with a bankruptcy notice issued to her.

No voice, no change: two years on from referendum

Australia voted no to a national voice to parliament on October 14 2023, but two years on, its advocates say they remain steadfast in their mission for change.

Matriarchs key to unlocking Aboriginal community change

Aboriginal women have the answers for their communities, and urge deep listening and genuine partnership from those in power to implement change.

Victim numbers down under controversial crackdown

Queensland's Liberal National government has toasted its controversial youth crime laws after police data revealed victim numbers fell in 2025.

Remanding prisoners in custody risks future offending

Prisoner numbers in one state have risen by almost two-thirds in 20 years, with analysis linking the rise directly to people increasingly being held on remand.

Aussie journalist 'overjoyed' at pardon of jail mate

The pardon of an imprisoned political dissident has been welcomed by a former Australian journalist who was jailed alongside the activist in Egypt.

'Extraordinary': High Court bid over killer's appeal

A state attorney-general has applied to the High Court to appeal a decision to reduce a juvenile's sentence over the stabbing death of a mother.

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