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After six years in power, Mark McGowan leaves a mark on regional WA that won't be forgotten by friend or foe

Mark McGowan took Labor to unprecedented highs in the state's region, but many of the decisions that define his legacy hit residents hard.

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Mehreen Faruqi reveals she has ‘experienced racism in the Greens’

Senator’s comments come as leader Adam Bandt says the party is yet to see the complaint of racism foreshadowed by Lidia Thorpe

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Miranda Tapsell opens up on 'surprising' reaction to Get Krack!n racism monologue

When Miranda Tapsell appeared on a satire of breakfast TV four years ago and bared her fury at the way the media had been stoking the fires of racism and xenophobia, she also braced herself for a backlash.

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‘You’ve got to be parochial’: WA emperor Mark McGowan’s complicated triumph

McGowan’s reign, a product of and emblem for the COVID era, shows us how much — and how little — the era fundamentally changed.

Crikey

We’ll never hear the Voice over the media’s loud conflict coverage

The truth of the Voice to Parliament campaign is being drowned out by a traditional news media hungry for reportable conflict.

Crikey

Roger Cook, Rita Saffioti to unite against Amber-Jade Sanderson in race to be next WA premier

Roger Cook and Rita Saffioti are emerging as strong contenders to lead WA Labor, after Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson earlier secured key factional backing.

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Time for white Australians to acknowledge the stain on our history

We have a dark, dark past, write Crikey readers, and our Indigenous brothers and sisters are still feeling the pain.

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WA Labor gets to work to elect a new leader

The WA Labor Party is on track to elect a new leader after Premier Mark McGowan announced his resignation due to exhaustion after 30 years in public life.

The New Daily

Nats say No to Dutton

Nationals Leader David Littleproud does not and will not support Liberal Leader Peter Dutton’s claim the Voice will ‘re-racialise’ Australia, and Australians who rent pay nearly a third of their income to keep a roof over their heads.

Crikey

Stolen Generations survivors reach settlement with Commonwealth, church for historic abuse at Croker Island Mission

Eileen Cummings recalls physical abuse from missionaries for speaking in her language and a beating with an electric cord, but final compensation and a chance to share her story has finally brought closure to a dark period in Australian history.

ABC News

New study among First Nations Australians shows effective immune response after COVID-19 vaccines

The study offers immunological evidence that supports the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations among First Nations Australians, according to researchers.

ABC News

Internal Affairs and Gambling Commission face legal action over pokie relocations

An anti-pokie advocacy group will argue more than a dozen pokie venues that relocated since 2013 should have been forced to give up at least half of the machines they originally had.

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Former PM Julia Gillard announces Beyond Blue's support for Indigenous Voice to Parliament as Ken Wyatt joins board

Former prime minister Julia Gillard throws her support behind the Yes vote as former minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt is appointed to Beyond Blue's board.

ABC News

Proportion of Aboriginal inmates in NSW hit a record 29.7% in February

Exclusive: State Aboriginal Legal Service calls for end to ‘over-policing’ of Indigenous people

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Mark McGowan: why the only way was down for Western Australia’s political rock star

After being lauded for his tough Covid response and winning the most one-sided election in Australian history, Labor premier goes out at the top

The New Daily

‘I’m tired’: Rock star premier Mark McGowan bows out, leaving national politics changed

Mark McGowan resigned on Monday, unexpectedly ending the career of the frontman of the rock star premiers to emerge during COVID.

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Paedophile father guilty of sex crimes against daughter jailed for more than a decade

An Adelaide man has been sentenced to up to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple sexual crimes against his daughter. WARNING: This story contains details readers may find distressing.

The Guardian - AU

NSW homeless services turned away 589 children in a year, report finds

State ombudsman criticises government’s lack of knowledge about unaccompanied homeless children, failure to improve monitoring

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The Conversation

Mark McGowan quits in his own time, after dominating Western Australian politics

One of the most dominant premiers in recent Australian political history, Mark McGowan, has resigned as Western Australian premier and the member for Rockingham.

The Guardian - AU

Victorian Liberal MP criticised for suggesting Indigenous people should be grateful for ‘wonderful things’ brought by colonisation

State’s First Peoples’ Assembly co-chair says MP Bev McArthur was trying ‘to make a name’ for herself

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Crystal Leanne Hanley's bail revoked after testing positive to illicit drugs twice

Crystal Leanne Hanley — who was arrested over the neglect and manslaughter of her six-year-old daughter — is taken back into custody after breaching her bail conditions twice. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the first name and image of a person who has…

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WA courts in historic statement on past failure to provide justice for Indigenous Australians

WA judges make an historic pledge to right the wrongs of the past and work to build trust and confidence in the justice system among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: ‘exhausted’ Mark McGowan resigns as WA premier; David Koch leaving Sunrise; and China’s achilles heel

Western Australian politician to end nearly three-decade career, including six years as the state’s leader

ABC News

The life and times of Mark McGowan, the state premier who enjoyed rock star popularity levels

When he drove across the Nullarbor in his Corolla from NSW in 1991, few could have predicted navy lawyer Mark McGowan would go onto become the most popular premier in WA history.

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WA Premier Mark McGowan quits in shock announcement, declaring he is 'exhausted'

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced he is quitting as premier and leaving parliament.

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