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Face-down restraint led to Indigenous man's death

An Indigenous man who died after being tasered, pepper sprayed and restrained by police was most likely suffering a psychotic episode, an inquest has found.

AAP · Nov 28, 2024

Opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham announces surprise retirement at election

Opposition leader in the Senate, Simon Birmingham, has announced he will retire from parliament at the election, to take up a “new, commercially oriented” career.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2024

'I am proud': state's first Muslim MP makes history

Bisma Asif is making history as the first Muslim MP to sit in a state's parliament, 20 years after her family arrived from Pakistan.

AAP · Nov 28, 2024

Govt apologises for suffering caused by stolen wages

The suffering and injustice caused to Indigenous people who worked for little or no wages under discriminatory laws has been acknowledged by the government.

AAP · Nov 28, 2024

Suspension, censure 'badges of honour': Lidia Thorpe

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has refused to back down, capping off her parliamentary year by staring down her suspension and taunting the Senate.

AAP · Nov 27, 2024

Censures, coffees and a clinched deal: MPs off for Xmas

Parliamentarians are preparing to head home for the year after a far from lacklustre final day in the halls of power.

AAP · Nov 27, 2024

PM ‘fully expects’ parliament to return in February as Senate sits into the night – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2024

Human rights commissioner slams new youth crime laws

The Queensland government has been accused of "plumbing the depths" by pushing through laws that will ensure children face harsher penalties for serious crimes.

AAP · Nov 27, 2024

Albanese government plan to raise tax on super balances over $3m all but abandoned

Exclusive: Amid a chaotic end to the parliamentary session, Labor fears a repeat of franking credit policy fiasco that helped cost the 2019 election

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2024

View from The Hill: An ugly fracas in the Senate leads to suspension of Lidia Thorpe

Wednesday saw an ugly incident that brought shame on the Senate. It was shocking – full of provocation, accusations of racism, and what was described by Senate president Sue Lines as “physically threatening behaviour”.

The Conversation · Nov 27, 2024