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Fresh claims of violence, abuse in youth detention

Dozens of complaint letters allege youths in detention have been subjected to excessive use of force and sexualised language by custodial officers.

AAP

Not caging children under 14 is the bare minimum we can do to not torture kids

I’ve watched smart, funny teenagers unravel behind bars. Australia needs to raise the age to keep young kids out of prison

The Guardian - AU

'Bedwetter': Indigenous leader's low blow over voice

Prominent Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson has labelled another Indigenous voice campaigner a "bedwetter" for raising concerns the upcoming referendum could fail.

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New Caledonia has had an indigenous body advise government since 1999. What can Australia learn?

As Australia prepares to vote in a referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament later this year, what can we learn from similar models in our region?

The Conversation

Noel Pearson swipes Mick Gooda after expressing fears Voice to Parliament losing popular support

Noel Pearson says fellow campaigner Mick Gooda's fears that the Voice to Parliament is losing support are unfounded, while launching a tirade against the former Indigenous social justice commissioner.

ABC News

Victoria's Indigenous voters choose champions for historic treaty talks

A special election is underway in Victoria to choose the next First Peoples' Assembly members, who will sit down opposite government to negotiate a statewide treaty.

ABC News

PM announces new sanctions – as it happened

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Far North Queensland Aboriginal elder buried in wrong grave in 'serious oversight' in Cape York

Mayor Robbie Sands says he believes the funeral home sent the wrong body for the burial six weeks ago.

ABC News

Dozens of complaints against Banksia Hill Detention Centre staff tabled in WA parliament

Claims of sexual misconduct and excessive use of force by custodial officers against youth detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre are tabled in the WA parliament.

ABC News

'Habits of civilised life': how one state forced Indigenous people to meet onerous conditions to obtain citizenship

Note of warning: This article refers to deceased Aboriginal people, their words, names and images. Words attributed to them and images in the article are already in the public domain. Also, historical language is used in this article that may cause offence. Individuals and communities should be warned that they…

The Conversation

Four men accused of wounding NHS worker

Phillip Adams, Patrick James, Jordan McCarthy and Daniel Whereatt are all accused of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

The Independent UK

Grattan on Friday: Albanese governs on softly-softly catchee monkey formula. Would Plibersek or Chalmers have been bolder?

Reading Margaret Simons’ recently released biography of Tanya Plibersek brought to mind an interesting question. What sort of Labor government would we have if Plibersek, rather than Anthony Albanese, had become Labor leader in 2019, and then won the 2022 election?

The Conversation

Anglican church body presiding over Peter Hollingworth misconduct case admits confusing identity of abuse survivors

Professional standards board says it misidentified one of the complainants due to a ‘misunderstanding’

The Guardian - AU

‘Eulogy for a giant’: Anthony Albanese leads tributes to Yunupingu at public memorial

Prime minister hails extraordinary Yolŋu statesman as a ‘national treasure’ while daughter calls her father a fierce leader

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NSW man who caused car crash that killed 56-year-old sentenced to more than 10 years in jail

A New South Wales man who killed another driver in a head-on collision during a 188-kilometre-per-hour police pursuit is sentenced to more than 10 years in jail.

ABC News

Students say vaping still an issue at school while state, federal government crackdowns continue

For 17-year-old Tyrone, vaping became such an issue in his South Australian high school that he felt the need to tell the country about it on ABC's Q+A.

The New Daily

‘I have listened’: Palaszczuk reveals ‘refreshed’ cabinet

Annastacia Palaszczuk insists "I have listened" as she unveils her new-look cabinet after a reshuffle that moves around familiar faces.

ABC News

Police criticised for bungled investigation into possible gay hate death in Wollongong

An inquiry has heard a flawed police investigation into the death of a gay man in Wollongong in 1986 made it impossible to determine whether it was a hate crime.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joins mourners at public memorial for Yunupingu

At a gathering of friends, family and political leaders on the tiny island of Gunyangara, Anthony Albanese remembers the highly influential land rights figure as a "giant" who "kept striving to have us rise to his level of integrity".

Reuters

Top Australian sporting bodies endorse Indigenous referendum as support dips

Two of Australia's top football codes on Thursday backed a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country's Indigenous population in a referendum, as latest opinion polls show public support for the government-backed plan dipping.

The Guardian - AU

Stuart Robert hands in official resignation, triggering byelection in Queensland seat

Former Coalition minister had been under pressure from Labor after failing to attend parliament during budget week, despite still being an MP

The Guardian - AU

‘Let’s get it over the line’: Rugby Australia and AFL back Indigenous voice to parliament

Rugby Australia and the AFL have become the latest Australian sporting codes to declare support for the yes vote in the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum

ABC News

Wreck Bay Aboriginal community says its voice has been ignored in PFAS settlement

The federal government has been accused of failing to listen to the voice of a First Nation's community on the NSW South Coast after failing to settle a PFAS contamination claim.

The New Daily

Australia ‘gullible’ over US commitment: Bob Carr

Concerns have been raised about the reliability of the US commitment to the region after Joe Biden pulled out of the Quad, leading to its cancellation.

The Guardian - AU

Alex Greenwich to begin defamation action against Mark Latham over homophobic tweet

Independent NSW MP asks lawyers to proceed after state’s One Nation leader declines ultimatum to apologise

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