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22 Manc words and phrases that regularly baffle visitors

Some of these would leave a stranger to the city completely baffled

Manchester Evening News

Worimi artist Gerard Black explains the story behind the 2023 Newcastle Knights Indigenous jersey

Worimi artist Gerard Black was standing on a beach with his pop, elder Uncle John Ridgeway, when the design for the jersey came to him.

ABC News

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto booed by Moira Deeming supporters at state council

Supporters of expelled Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming interrupt a state party conference, booing Opposition Leader John Pesutto while holding up masks of Ms Deeming's face.

ABC News

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Basketball bridging cultural boundaries for Indigenous Australian Marshall Kearing in US state of Alabama

Indigenous Western Australian basketballer Marshall Kearing is hoping his pathway from "humble country kid" to player on the competitive US college circuit can inspire others to achieve dreams of their own.

ABC News

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announces $21m for Aboriginal legal services

Aboriginal legal services struggling to stay afloat amid a nationwide funding crisis have been handed a $21 million lifeline — but the head of one of those services says that is not even close to what is needed.

ABC News

Public drunkenness is soon to be decriminalised in Victoria, but stakeholders say they are still waiting for clarity

Key unions and Aboriginal legal advocates fear tragic outcomes after the decriminalisation of public drunkenness, amid confusion over aspects of the new health-led response, due to be rolled out in just five months.

ABC News

Australian Fashion Week celebrates designs by Next Gen winners

The award that helped launch labels including BEC + BRIDGE and sass & bide, shines the spotlight on the next generation at this year's Australian Fashion Week.

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Mother of teen assaulted at Banksia Hill slams government over lack of communication on her son

A Banksia Hill detainee who was assaulted by a guard last year was allegedly put in the controversial "fold up" restraint months after it was banned, as his mother blasts authorities for not keeping her informed on her son.

ABC News

The New Boy review – Cate Blanchett’s boozy nun indulges possible second coming in woozy wartime saga

Blanchett in imperious zealot mode is hard to resist, but Warwick Thornton’s story of orphans and evangelists in the 40s outback never quite fulfils its promise

The Guardian - UK

The radical rise of No Fixed Address, ‘the most controversial band in Australia’

The Indigenous rock-reggae band soundtracked protests, went behind the iron curtain and opened doors. Four decades later, frontman Bart Willoughby calls it a dream come true

The Guardian - AU

Crocodile that ate dog shot by rangers in Cape York, angering animal advocates

A saltwater crocodile that killed a dog last month near Weipa has been euthanased, sparking debate over whether it should have been relocated instead.

ABC News

Julia and Paul Bamforth 'show no remorse' over child sex offences in Narara home, Crown says

A Crown prosecutor argues NSW Central Coast couple Julia and Paul Bamforth, who abused a boy with cognitive impairment for five years, do not have good rehabilitation prospects.

ABC News

Tanya Murphy farewelled at Griffith funeral after Yanco car crash that killed four

The NSW mother of seven is remembered as a generous friend, carer and "beautiful" person at a funeral following the crash that killed two of her sons and a nephew.

ABC News

Hateful 1980 gay hate murder 'haunting'

'I was only eleven years of age when my grandfather was murdered' grand daughter tells gay hate crimes inquiry

Newcastle Herald

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For years I've been a media target for racism and paid a heavy price. For now, I want no part of it – I'm stepping away

Although I try to shield myself from the racist abuse I'm frequently subjected to, the fact it is out there poisons the air I breathe. Now I have had enough – so on Monday night I will present Q+A, then walk away. For how long? I don't know, writes Stan…

AAP

Extra $21m to keep Indigenous legal services operating

Following concerns from Indigenous legal services that they would be forced to freeze services, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced emergency funding.

AAP

Man choked girl with sock in 'virgin sacrifice' attack

A man who raped a nine-year-old before choking her with a sock and leaving her to die has lost his attempt to have a sentence of life behind bars overturned.

The Guardian - AU

‘Horrific’ allegations by WA youth detainees detail sexually inappropriate behaviour and excessive force

Greens MP says letters tabled in parliament allege young people ‘enduring worse conditions than … farm animals’ at Banksia Hill and Casuarina facilities

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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.

The Guardian - AU

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

AAP

'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.

The Conversation

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?

ABC News

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.

The Guardian - AU

PM announces new sanctions – as it happened

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