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Bringing down trees

Planted saplings to make streets green; faced resistance from people; 20-25 trees survive; need to protect existing trees & plant more to avert climate catastrophe.

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2023

Domestic violence perpetrators are weaponising subpoenas and advocates want Australia’s law changed to stop it

Albanese government consulting on need to stop former partners legally accessing victims’ counselling notes, medical details and addresses

The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2023

My four-year-old daughter is asking questions about colonial history. How do I respond in an age-appropriate way?

The sooner you start talking to children about history and race, the better, Sisonke Msimang writes

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

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Has the first shot been fired in Victorian Labor’s succession?

MPs say leaks about alleged branch stacking have escalated the factional war about who will eventually replace Daniel Andrews

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

Woodside faces Indigenous legal challenge to seismic blasting at WA gas site

Traditional owner alleges company failed to adequately consult on effect of Scarborough project blasting on sea country

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

Victorian council did not impede democracy by closing public gallery over disruptions, court rules

Supreme court dismisses case brought by Darren Dickson, who claimed council failed to meaningfully engage residents over urban design framework for Monbulk

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

View from The Hill: Labor conference gives Albanese a firm ‘yes’ on AUKUS

Predictably, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese got his way on AUKUS at Labor’s national conference on Friday.

The Conversation · Aug 18, 2023

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Afternoon Update: outrage after violent arrest revealed; Aukus ignites Labor conference; and trolls target Trump grand jury

Airport worker assisting border force authorities who seized 52 vials of suspected hazardous waste during a raid at a Sydney home

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

Officer involved in arrest of disabled Indigenous man in Taree placed on restricted duties

NSW police begin investigation into case amid calls for a parliamentary inquiry into police use of force after string of similar incidents

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

Labor thrashes out Aukus position at party conference amid dissent from MP and unions

Heckling, outrage and claims of ‘appeasement’ as stage-managed debate at ALP event gives way to genuine disagreement

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

Violence and unrest in NT town forces parents to take children out of school

Peppimenarti grapples with gang violence as residents claim police watched on as a front yard was burned

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

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.

WEKU · Aug 17, 2023

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 · Aug 17, 2023

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 · Aug 17, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2023

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 Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2023

ALP national conference day one – as it happened

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The Conversation · Aug 16, 2023

'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 · Aug 16, 2023

‘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 Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2023

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 · Aug 16, 2023

‘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 Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

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

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2023

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…

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2023

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.

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