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'Historic' treaty negotiations a step towards justice

The clock is ticking for Victoria to strike a treaty deal as state and Indigenous leaders begin negotiations after more than eight years of preparations.

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Shorten declares himself ‘a proud moderate’, saying Australians ‘in the middle’ shouldn’t be hostage to intolerant fringes

Bill Shorten has declared himself “a proud moderate” in a valedictory speech declaring parliament has the responsibility to ensure the extremes of left and right do not set the terms of political debate.

The Conversation

Migration laws crackdown blasted by experts, advocates

Legal experts and advocates have lambasted the government's proposed migration bill changes as "constitutionally unsound" and "misguided", at a Senate inquiry.

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Indigenous kids removed from family at growing rates

Governments must get serious in supporting 'woefully underfunded' community organisations as a report reveals the startling rate of Indigenous child removals.

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Victoria’s First Peoples’ Assembly wants powers over schools’ Indigenous history curriculum

Co-chair says treaty will not outline specific changes to syllabus but is ‘more about saying this is the role that First Peoples will play’

The Guardian - AU

Leaps and bounds: program helps Indigenous graduates

Charities will go head to head at a philanthropic pitching event, including one with a program helping Indigenous kids transition from school to university.

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Labor’s ‘thought crime’ hate speech laws will turn nation into ‘police state’, Australian Christian Lobby says

Christian Schools Australia also claims harm definition means its views on immutability of sex will be outlawed as ‘hateful’

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Labor bill could lead to lengthy detention of migrants before deportation to countries paid to take them, committee warns

Bipartisan human rights committee says there could be a ‘significant intervening period’ before non-citizens are accepted by other countries

The Guardian - AU

Hawks, Indigenous players settle Federal Court case

The long-running Hawthorn racism saga is over after the AFL club reached a settlement with a group of Indigenous former players and their families.

AAP

Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

Moves to lighten penalties for first offences by small operators ignited a row that could have delayed a government crack down on illegal tobacco.

AAP

Discrimination case launched over child removals

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families have launched legal action against the Western Australian and NSW governments over child removals.

AAP

Domestic violence continues to ravage Indigenous women

Indigenous women represent one-third of deaths related to domestic and family violence since June, say advocates who are calling for action.

AAP

Rio to take full control of uranium mine near Kakadu

Rio Tinto plans to compulsorily acquire shares in Energy Resources of Australia and get on with rehabilitating the Ranger uranium mine surrounded by Kakadu.

AAP

Why are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?

Thousands are marching against a bill they believe undermines the Treaty of Waitangi and limits Maori rights.

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The Guardian - AU

Why does Dutton say Labor’s international student cap is ‘a dog’s breakfast’ – and what do universities think?

Both major parties want to reduce immigration – particularly by international students. So why the Coalition backflip on Labor’s bill?

The Guardian - AU

Ripple Effect Band: the all-female rock group singing in a language spoken by about 50 people

Playing a saltwater blend of reggae and blues, Ripple Effect Band are the first all-female group from Maningrida, Arnhem Land, where music is traditionally a male pursuit

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Australia wins Walkley innovation award for Gaza interactive

Story showcasing text messages between Palestinian friends at start of Israel-Gaza war claims gong at 69th annual awards

Evening Standard

New Zealand: Over 42,000 protesters descend on Wellington in support of Māori rights

People crowded streets of the capital Wellington with flags aloft on Tuesday

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New parents urged to 'make the call' on mental health

New parents are struggling with their mental health, a perinatal anxiety and depression helpline says as it records a surge in calls from Indigenous families.

The Guardian - AU

Labor set to work with Coalition on passing electoral reform bill that critics say has ‘major loopholes’

Bill contains spending caps of $90m for a federal political campaign and $800,000 for an individual electorate campaign

Al Jazeera

More than 40,000 protest New Zealand Maori rights bill

Although the bill is unlikely to pass, opponents say bid to reverse progress for Maori threatens to divide society.

The Guardian - AU

Greens to ask Senate to vote to jettison anti-abortion bill in bid to split Coalition on issue

Senator Larissa Waters plans to move motion to discharge abortion bill sponsored by Matt Canavan and Alex Antic

The Independent UK

More than 35,000 New Zealanders rally at parliament in support of Maori rights

Protesters oppose bill which critics say undermines Indigenous Maori rights and threatens race relations

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: 42,000 protest in New Zealand; Alan Jones charged with two more offences; and an ode to the kookaburra

The demonstrators protested against a bill that would would radically alter the way the Treaty of Waitangi is interpreted

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to help pass bill that would see Australia pay third countries to take unlawful non-citizens

The immigration bill, which will go before a Senate inquiry, also gives the government immunity from being sued by people harmed during deportation

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