What we learned today, Thursday 14 September
And that’s where we’ll wrap up today. Thanks so much for your company.
Here’s a little of what we learned:
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has said there are no negative ongoing impacts of British colonisation on Indigenous Australians, dismissing concerns about intergenerational trauma. Linda Burney called the comments “offensive”.
A Senate inquiry into Victoria’s cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games has recommended the federal government urgently intervene to save the event.
An inquiry report into Australia’s consent laws found university students who have experienced sexual violence are being significantly re-traumatised by the treatment of their university.
Employers hired almost 65,000 more workers in August, many more than expected, improving the prospects that the economy will avoid a hard landing but also raising the possibility the Reserve Bank may hike interest rates again.
The millionaire property developer Tim Gurner says he deeply regrets the comments he made suggesting Australia needs unemployment to increase by 40% to 50%.
Full-scale strikes at Chevron’s liquefied natural gas facilities in Australia started this morning, putting global energy markets on edge amid a protracted industrial dispute.
Former Australian defence force members who work for foreign military organisations without approval from the Australian government face up to 20 years in jail under proposed new laws.
And the AFL great Michael Long completed his long walk to Canberra in support of the Indigenous voice.
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Burney condemns ‘offensive’ Price comments on colonisation
The minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, has condemned Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s comments at the National Press Club, where she said that colonisation has had no ongoing negative impacts on Indigenous Australians.
Burney said:
Those comments are offensive. It denies the experience of so many First Nations families. We only have to look at the Stolen Generations and the impacts that has had, in terms of ongoing trauma and pain. Her comments are a betrayal of so many people’s stories.
Recent reporting by my colleagues Lorena Allam and Sarah Collard on the possible clandestine graves at Kinchela boys’ home and the survivors who are still dealing with the horrors of the place is likely to point to just one such experience:
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