Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms The human rights of Aboriginal children have been breached as part of an "invisible war" against Indigenous people around the world, a senior advocate says. AAP · May 30, 2025
Secret figures show Liberal party’s ageing membership in freefall in NSW and Victoria Exclusive: Sources reveal closely guarded membership numbers as average age hits 68 in Victoria The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2025
State fails in appeal to increase man's sentence A Court of Appeal has shut down a state government's attempt to increase an offender's sentence on the grounds it was "manifestly inadequate". AAP · May 30, 2025
Family of Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by police in supermarket demands independent inquiry Exclusive: Lawyer for 24-year-old’s family asks NT police to ‘appoint independent body from another state or territory to undertake investigation’ after Alice Springs death The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2025
Alleged attack on Chinese couple leads 30,000 people to sign petition to toughen Australian youth crime laws Chinese-speaking community in Australia posts about experiences as MP Jason Yat-Sen Li says ‘racism doesn’t need to be proven in court to be real in people’s lives’ The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2025
'Strong campaign': One Nation doubles in size in Senate Pauline Hanson's One Nation has picked up a surprise fourth seat in the Senate, equalling the party's best result in parliament. AAP · May 30, 2025
Breakthrough in missing mum mystery after three decades Police believe they have cracked a 32-year-old cold case, after charging a man over the disappearance of a woman from a regional city in late 1993. AAP · May 29, 2025
'Chain of love': political leader farewells her mum Liberal leader Sussan Ley has delivered an emotional farewell to her mother, paying tribute to the woman who taught her how to take on the world. AAP · May 29, 2025
Shining a light on trailblazers in Indigenous medicine First Nations medical professionals are working in their communities each day to improve Indigenous health, and now they're being showcased in a new series. AAP · May 29, 2025
Australia's dark past woven through powerful exhibition An exhibition celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art confronts the dark heart of Australia's colonial history. AAP · May 29, 2025
MP's lawyers attack alleged sex abuse victim's report A political staffer has been accused of fabricating his account of the day after he was allegedly sexually assaulted by a state MP. AAP · May 29, 2025
Inside the Bradfield recount: painstaking and polite, but sometimes heartbreaking A day watching the recount in the federal seat where only eight votes split the top two candidates bolsters faith in Australia’s electoral system. But could there be a better way? The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2025
Breakthrough in missing mum mystery after three decades Police believe they have cracked a 32-year-old cold case, arresting a man over the disappearance of a woman from a regional city in late 1993. AAP · May 29, 2025
Man charged three decades after NSW woman Pauline Sowry disappeared from Wollongong Sixty-four-year-old arrested in Wollongong suburb of Gwynneville following bushland search late last year The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2025
AAP · May 29, 2025 The power of music sustaining Indigenous languages The power of music to revitalise and safeguard Indigenous languages is being explored in a new digital project with First Nations musicians.
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025 One Nation claims WA Senate seat – as it happened This blog is now closed
AAP · May 28, 2025 New leader defends leadership picks amid early rift The federal opposition leader promoted key political allies and demoted a number of conservative foes when she announced her new shadow ministry line-up.
AAP · May 28, 2025 Man who faked marriage denies election death threats A chicken shop owner who had his permanent residency revoked after faking his marriage has faced court for allegedly threatening a political candidate.
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025 ‘Genocide’: Patrick Dodson condemns Australia’s Aboriginal youth incarceration rates Former Labor senator also says child removals are a way to ‘eradicate a people from the landscape’
Al Jazeera · May 28, 2025 Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT NT police say ‘the man stopped breathing’ shortly after officers restrained him in a supermarket.
AAP · May 28, 2025 Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence More than 300 community, frontline workers and legal experts have shared experiences and solutions at the Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum.
The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2025 Afternoon Update: reunited Coalition reveals shadow cabinet; Labor approves contentious North West Shelf extension; and very expensive eggs Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Jane Hume among those demoted as Sussan Ley charts new path
AAP · May 28, 2025 'Youth' spat paves way for elite school's co-ed plans Plans by a prestigious boys' private school to admit girls remain on track after a court loss to parents opposing the co-educational move.
The Independent UK · May 28, 2025 Australia’s first hijab-wearing senator says older colleague told her to drink wine and ‘dance on table’ Fatima Payman files complaint alleging fellow parliamentarian’s conduct at social function was sexual and racially inappropriate
AAP · May 28, 2025 Political staffer's fears after alleged MP sex assault A political staffer has revealed he didn't report allegedly being sexually assaulted by a state MP because he didn't think it would be taken seriously.