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Gaza crisis warning as Israeli aid agency ban condemned

Gaza crisis warning as Israeli aid agency ban condemned

Australia has joined a chorus of countries including Britain and Canada in condemning Israel's move to ban a Palestinian aid agency it accuses of terror links.

Wrongful detainee reveals agony of life in foreign jail

Wrongful detainee reveals agony of life in foreign jail

Wrongful detainee reveals agony of life in foreign jail

Wrongful detainee reveals agony of life in foreign jail

Former detainees wrongfully held overseas have opened up about being used by governments as "bargaining chips" and the lack of support when they arrive home.

Healing call as centenary marked at notorious boys home

Healing call as centenary marked at notorious boys home

Healing call as centenary marked at notorious boys home

Healing call as centenary marked at notorious boys home

Stolen Generations survivors are calling for Kinchela Boys Home to become a place of truth-telling and healing on the institution's 100th anniversary.

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MP breaks party ranks on transgender birth certificates

MP breaks party ranks on transgender birth certificates

A NSW Liberal MP has broken with ranks and accused her leaders of fearmongering over laws that make it easier for transgender people modify birth certificates.

Still grieving: reflecting on the voice referendum

Still grieving: reflecting on the voice referendum

Grief and hurt are still being felt in First Nations communities one year on from the 2023 voice referendum but many are still fighting for change.

Govt departments face inquiry: '160 years of failure'

Govt departments face inquiry: '160 years of failure'

Queensland government departments have acknowledged policies and practices which impacted Indigenous people, at the state's truth-telling and healing inquiry.

'Shameful' theft of Indigenous pay finally to be repaid

'Shameful' theft of Indigenous pay finally to be repaid

A multi-million-dollar settlement has been reached for thousands of Indigenous workers whose wages were stolen over four decades in the Northern Territory.

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Premier to probe 'delay' in Folbigg compensation claim

Premier to probe 'delay' in Folbigg compensation claim

Premier to probe 'delay' in Folbigg compensation claim

Premier to probe 'delay' in Folbigg compensation claim

Wrongly convicted mother Kathleen Folbigg hopes to raise her story and compensation claim with the NSW premier more than a year after being pardoned.

Brother of aid worker killed in Gaza calls for action

Brother of aid worker killed in Gaza calls for action

Brother of aid worker killed in Gaza calls for action

Brother of aid worker killed in Gaza calls for action

Israeli Defence Force officers were reprimanded and dismissed over the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom but her brother wants to see more action.

Frustrated flyers face long wait for fairer aviation

Frustrated flyers face long wait for fairer aviation

Frustrated flyers face long wait for fairer aviation

Frustrated flyers face long wait for fairer aviation

Passengers could be reimbursed for cancelled or delayed flights under a charter of rights for airline travellers, but the measures are some way in the distance.

Unethical forced adoptions caused 'irreparable damage'

Unethical forced adoptions caused 'irreparable damage'

Unethical forced adoptions caused 'irreparable damage'

Unethical forced adoptions caused 'irreparable damage'

West Australian mothers were unethically coerced into giving up their newborns under systemic forced adoption practices which caused irreparable damage.

Detention centre staff suspended over abuse claims

Detention centre staff suspended over abuse claims

Detention centre staff suspended over abuse claims

Detention centre staff suspended over abuse claims

Seventeen workers at Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre have been suspended over historical child sex abuse allegations.

'A good idea' to acknowledge Australia's history: PM

'A good idea' to acknowledge Australia's history: PM

'A good idea' to acknowledge Australia's history: PM

'A good idea' to acknowledge Australia's history: PM

It's important to acknowledge Australia's history but optimism is needed to move forward, the prime minister says after attending a major Indigenous gathering.

NT Police boss 'deeply sorry' to Indigenous community

NT Police boss 'deeply sorry' to Indigenous community

NT Police boss 'deeply sorry' to Indigenous community

NT Police boss 'deeply sorry' to Indigenous community

The Indigenous community has received an apology from the Northern Territory Police commissioner for injustices and harm inflicted by officers in the past.

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SOS for Queen Mary's help after famed activist arrested

Tasmanian-born Queen Mary of Denmark must intervene after the arrest of anti-whaling campaigner Captain Paul Watson, former Greens leader Bob Brown says.

'Loud and clear': elder reflects on lifetime of stories

South Australian elders are being celebrated in a new documentary, 'There I was, here I am', featuring the stories of three Aboriginal trailblazers.

Indigenous truth-telling commission to be reviewed

A proposal to set up a truth telling commission to examine historical injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is being examined by MPs.

'Profound responsibility' for new victims' commissioner

Queensland's first victims' commissioner has been appointed in a bid to combat soaring rates of violence against women.

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Assange to be a free man after guilty plea in US court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will head home to Australia after making a US plea deal to end his long legal saga over the publication of secret documents.

ATO whistleblower to face trial after appeal dismissed

The SA Court of Appeal has dismissed tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle's appeal against a decision that he was not protected by whistleblowing laws.

Rapid review bids to stamp out violence against women

Opportunities to break the cycle of violence against women and children will be considered by a new panel of experts from a range of relevant fields.

Outback ceremony confirms native title for NT station

Native title holders in the Northern Territory are celebrating the announcement of the strongest form of possession over an outback station.

NSW set to apologise for criminalising homosexuality

NSW Premier Chris Minns will use parliament to apologise for the state's former laws that made homosexuality a criminal offence.

Torres Strait Islanders ask court to save island homes

Torres Strait Islander elders have made their final arguments in a case challenging the federal government over climate change action.

Final hearings in landmark climate court case begin

Torres Strait Islander elders fear they will be displaced from their home within the next three decades as the final hearings in a landmark climate case begin.

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