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Traditional owners, environment group lodge legal challenge over McArthur River Mine Supreme Court decision

Lawyers lodging the appeal on behalf of traditional owners and environment groups say the recent Supreme Court decision is serious, and if left unchallenged "could set a dangerous precedent".

ABC News

NT mine's environmental bond fight reignites

Traditional owners have launched legal action against a NT court's ruling that upheld the government's decision to slash a mine's environmental security bond.

AAP

ABC staff rally in show of support for Stan Grant

Hundreds of ABC staff around the country rallied in support of veteran journalist Stan Grant, who last week announced he would step away from media commitments due to racial abuse.

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Peeping Tom to appeal severity of 20-month jail term

He is currently eligible for parole in August, when he will be deported.

Newcastle Herald

Court paves way for compensation for traditional owners

The Federal Court has rejected the Commonwealth's arguments regarding the potential for compensation to Gumatj people over leasing land to a mining company.

AAP

Photo on The Australian front page ‘risks interfering’ with Lehrmann probe, head of inquiry says

Walter Sofronoff KC tells inquiry he had written to the editor of the Australian to understand why the paper ran photograph of Shane Drumgold on page one, but conceded it might serve a valid journalistic purpose

The Guardian - AU

Cricket Australia backs 'yes' vote for voice referendum

Cricket Australia has joined other major Australian sporting codes by announcing its support for an Indigenous voice to parliament in the upcoming referendum.

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'You can’t not bring your whole self to something': how Jewish Indigenous women are navigating their dual identities

In 1965, James Spigelman joined Charlie Perkins and 30 other students on a bus ride around New South Wales to bring attention to the extent of racial discrimination in Australia. This would go on to be known as the Freedom Ride.

The Conversation

Indigenous voice would be an 'overcorrection': Dutton

The proposed Indigenous voice would be a "dangerous roll of the dice", the opposition leader has told parliament as debate on the referendum gets under way.

AAP

Police officer guilty of assaulting Indigenous teen

An Indigenous teenage boy yelled "you don't have to hurt me" while being assaulted by a NSW police officer, a court has been told.

The New Daily

SA opposition leader criticised over beheading remark when defending anti-protest laws

David Speirs said protest was ‘a good thing’, but ‘there are some countries where your head would be cut off for doing that sort of protest’

The Guardian - AU

Grant's daughter tells of fight against racist 'filth'

Stan Grant is struggling after being the target of racist attacks and trolling, leading the Q+A host to step away from his role at the ABC, his daughter says.

AAP

Mark Latham to defend defamation lawsuit brought by Independent MP Alex Greenwich

The NSW One Nation leader is set to defend proceedings launched by the Independent Sydney MP over an alleged "defamatory and homophobic" tweet.

ABC News

NSW police officer found guilty of assault after slamming Indigenous boy face-first on to pavement

Magistrate dismisses Sydney officer’s claim he administered a leg sweep in self defence, saying any threat was ‘minimal or nonexistent’

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Stan Grant stands up to racist abuse. Our research shows many diverse journalists have copped it too

Stan Grant, a well-known Aboriginal journalist and soon-to-be former host of Q+A, has made a stand against racist abuse, saying he is “stepping away” from the media industry. Grant said he’s paid a heavy price for being a journalist and has been a media target for racism.

AAP

Fresh federal push for national Nazi symbol ban

Liberal MP Julian Leeser has introduced a proposal that would see Nazi symbols including swastikas and salutes be banned across the country.

The Guardian - AU

Essendon’s total control trumps Richmond’s beautiful chaos in AFL Dreamtime boilover

Against a backdrop of complex issues named for a man of multiple talents, Essendon and Richmond’s contrasting styles delivered sweet pandemonium

The Guardian - AU

High stakes for Victorian treaty umpire as negotiations between First Nations and government loom

Treaty Authority will oversee disputes while being ‘completely respectful of the principles of self-determination’

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Behrouz Boochani, the refugee writer who exposed the cruelty of Australia’s island jail

One inmate became the voice of the men locked up on Manus. Behrouz Boochani and Ben Doherty look back at the risks he took to get this story to the world

ABC News

Protest penalties defended by SA opposition leader on basis 'your head would be cut off' in some countries

The SA Greens and Human Rights Watch condemn a remark defending SA's controversial protest penalties by opposition leader David Speirs, who said that in some countries "your head would be cut off" for taking to the streets.

ABC News

One year ago Labor won the federal election. Here are some of the key moments since then

Over the past 12 months, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his government have put in place many of their key election promises, signed historic defence deals and re-engaged with China, but the year hasn't been without its curve balls either.

ABC News

Wiradjuri and Walgalu women protect endangered Tumut grevillea plant as part of Buugang Wambal project

The Tumut grevillea is the focus of a project studying how ecosystems benefit when Aboriginal people are involved in looking after traditional lands.

ABC News

Federal government launches information campaign about Voice to Parliament ahead of referendum

The Australian government launches its information program, which is designed to be a neutral campaign, in the lead-up to the referendum on the Voice to Parliament.

AAP

Libs, Labor see govt with different glasses a year on

Labor is hailing cost-of-living relief as the basis of a successful first year in government but the opposition says it's been marred by broken promises.

ABC News

New Ivan Sen film Limbo expands Mystery Road's focus on missing and murdered Indigenous women

The creator of Mystery Road returns with an outback noir about a detective on the trail of a cold case — a film he says is a "Trojan horse" for an urgent issue: the alarmingly high rate at which Indigenous women are murdered.

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