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Hillsong Church founder found not guilty of concealing his father's child sex crimes

Brian Houston was ruled not guilty Thursday of an Australian charge of concealing his father's child sex crimes. He resigned from his church roles after being charged two years ago.

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Morning Mail: police investigate violent arrest; Aukus fight in Labor ranks; Indigenous Vietnam veterans identified

Shock at violent arrest of Aboriginal man with disability; Labor seeks to ward off dissent over Aukus nuclear submarine deal; researchers identify 285 Indigenous servicemen who fought in Vietnam

The Guardian - AU

Last-ditch bid to push through contentious Kermadec ocean sanctuary

Alarmed iwi groups are to challenge ministers this weekend after learning of a surprise Government move to legislate the stalled 620,000 square kilometre marine park. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Australian War Memorial researchers identify 285 Indigenous servicemen who fought in the Vietnam war

A national ceremony in Canberra will mark the 50th anniversary of the end of Australia’s involvement in the war

The Guardian - AU

Aboriginal 18-year-old with disability thrown to ground during NSW police arrest while having seizure

Exclusive: Police launch internal investigation over arrest at Taree, as footage shows officer performing a leg sweep while man is handcuffed

The Guardian - AU

Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston found not guilty of concealing his father's child sex crimes

Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston has been ruled not guilty of an Australian charge of concealing his father’s child sex crimes

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Hillsong founder Brian Houston acquitted of covering up his father Frank’s abuse of a young boy

Houston pleaded not guilty and stood trial for not reporting to police his father Frank’s confession to repeatedly sexually assaulting and raping a young boy

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ALP national conference day one – as it happened

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'The world has changed': why Anthony Albanese must up the ante on climate policy at Labor's national conference

Party members, unions and politicians will meet in Brisbane on Thursday when Labor’s national conference begins. The event is where Labor’s federal policy direction is hashed out. This year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be under pressure from within the party to boost Labor’s action on climate change.

The Conversation

‘The first designers and models of this world’: attending the 2023 National Indigenous Fashion Awards

The Darwin winter sunset encircled the city with a brilliant gold. As the crowd anticipated the start of the annual Indigenous fashion parades, the room turned dark, and a lone figure appeared.

The Conversation

National party donations trio now waits to hear fate

The trio found guilty of trying to hide big donations to the National Party will now need to wait patiently as the Court of Appeal weighs up whether to uphold their convictions, acquit or discharge them, or transfer them to a different piece of legislation

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Catholic church uses death of paedophile priest in bid to stop survivor suing NSW diocese, court hears

Church claims it cannot get fair trial in case involving the notorious David Joseph Perrett in legal tactic that has drawn widespread criticism

The Guardian - AU

‘I was sleeping on a gravesite’: Rottnest Island’s complex history brought to light

Western Australia’s idyllic tourist spot is better known for quokkas – but Wadjemup, as it’s known to Noongar people, has a 30,000-year history, and a painful colonial past

The Guardian - AU

Priest told he will ‘probably die in custody’ as jail term for sex crimes extended to 40 years

Court sentences Gerald Ridsdale to 12 months in prison for abusing his 72nd victim

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The government has released its action plans to end violence against women and children. Will they be enough?

The Australian government has today released the First Action Plan 2023-2027 and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032. These long-awaited plans detail what the Commonwealth, state and territory governments have agreed to do to progress their…

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Lidia Thorpe says Australia’s voice referendum should be called off

Prominent senator says she does not believe the proposal will address the longstanding issues facing Aboriginal people.

The Conversation

The AUKUS deal will be hotly debated at the ALP national conference, but its real vulnerabilities lie in America

This year’s ALP national conference, beginning August 17, promises to be somewhat feistier than its recent COVID-affected (and boring) predecessors.

The Guardian - AU

Leongatha suspected mushroom poisoning: Erin Patterson says media has portrayed her as an ‘evil witch’

Woman at centre of Victoria mushroom lunch that left three dead says she feels trapped in her home because reporters are camped outside

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3 ways the Victorian government’s bail reforms fall short – and why it must embrace 'Poccum's Law'

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name and image of a deceased person.

The Guardian - AU

From Aukus to tax cuts: six things to watch for at Labor’s national conference

Expect a ‘little bit of a bizarro world’ with the policy fights largely already settled, one insider says. Still, some debates will be worth watching

The Guardian - AU

Politician and a poet: the ‘unapologetically radical’ Green running to be Brisbane lord mayor

Jonathan Sriranganathan confirms he will be minor party’s candidate to Australia’s largest local government

The Guardian - UK

‘More than annoying’: German foreign minister abandons Oceania trip after plane problems

The Airbus A340 taking Annalena Baerbock to the region twice had to turn back to Abu Dhabi after refuelling

The Guardian - AU

Vandals damage Indigenous birthing tree sacred to Victoria’s Djab Wurrung people

Police investigate vandalism of tree that was set to be demolished for major road project before large protests in western Victoria

The Guardian - AU

The predictable backlash after the recent fallout from the Lehrmann trial can’t undo #MeToo’s momentum

If we look at the charred landscape in full we can see our progress in Australia has been remarkable

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Labor, Albanese and the Voice slide in Resolve poll; Fadden byelection preference flows

A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted August 9–13 from a sample of 1,603, gave Labor 37% of the primary vote (down two since the July Resolve poll), the Coalition 33% (up three), the Greens 11% (steady), One Nation 5% (down one), the UAP 2% (up one), independents 10%…

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