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NT police unit involved in Kumanjayi Walker shooting was a ‘paramilitary group’, inquest told

Academic also tells coroner that texts sent by constable Zachary Rolfe showed a ‘cowboy’ mindset with a ‘sense of impunity’

The Guardian - AU

Aboriginal elders give federal court evidence on FMG Pilbara dispute

The Federal Court has heard evidence as part of a long-running dispute between traditional owners and Andrew Forrest's resources company.

ABC News

Labor's Lucy Hood welcomes brother Ben Hood to parliament as Liberal MP in historic first

A new Liberal MP has been sworn in to South Australia's Legislative Council but Ben Hood's first day of parliament has been a bit different to most, with his sister Lucy, who is a Labor MP welcoming him to the house.

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NSW premier's brother Jean-Claude Perrottet back in Sydney after evading Hills Shire Council inquiry

Jean-Claude Perrottet is filmed by Channel Nine in Sydney but did not explain where exactly overseas he had been during the inquiry hearings.

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Elders giving evidence in Fortescue compensation case

The Federal Court is holding on-country hearings in the case that will decide how much compensation Fortescue must pay the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara.

AAP

Moira Shire Council sacked in wake of murder of Rick Devlin by Andrew Robert Paterson

A commission of inquiry into Moira Shire Council found that there was "good reason" to believe that Rick Devlin's death at the hands of a council depot worker was "preventable".

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Undercount fears as New Zealand conducts census

Harry Styles and the Sri Lankan men's cricket team are among the visitors to New Zealand that will have to fill out the five-yearly census - or face fines.

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'You just have to fight it': sexual assault survivor Sarah Williams named Local Woman of the Year

Sarah Williams almost didn't live to share her story.

Newcastle Herald

Northern Territory Children's Commissioner found not guilty of abuse of office after case withdrawn

After a direction from the presiding judge on Tuesday morning, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty in Colleen Gwynne's trial.

ABC News

Coalition's $102m election promise for Scone hospital

It is the largest campaign promise in the Hunter so far.

Newcastle Herald

Newspoll shows support for voice to parliamnt slipping

A special Newspoll shows support for an Indigenous voice to parliament is down, falling from 56 per cent at the start of the year to 53 per cent now.

AAP

Governor’s language shifts on future hikes – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Rolfe police unit 'definitely a paramilitary group'

A specialist NT police unit sent to arrest Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker was "definitely a paramilitary group", an inquest has been told.

AAP

Bail law changes not good enough, legal groups say

Legal groups are cautiously optimistic about the Victorian government's plans to overhaul the state's bail laws.

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Teal MP Monique Ryan's chief of staff to learn job fate

Monique Ryan's chief of staff will soon learn whether she can keep working for the independent federal MP, as a judge is due to hand down her decision.

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Māori and Crown paddle double-hulled waka on the Waikato

Central North Island councils hated the idea of a Te Tiriti-founded co-governance model when it was mooted for the Waikato River. They saw a power-grab by Māori – even an asset grab. In practice, it wasn’t that at all.

Newsroom.co.nz

Trust in census a big issue, survey suggests

Many Māori and Pacific men say they won’t participate in the census

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s reform of safeguard mechanism will fail unless changed, say Greens

Party will oppose the changes after the government refused to rule out banning new coal and gas projects

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The Guardian - AU

NSW Coalition pledges to start building 500 new preschools by end of the year

Perrottet government to bring forward $1bn in construction work and legislate right to universal pre-kindergarten if re-elected

ABC News

Watch house officers 'should have done more' on the night Vlasta Wylucki died, inquest told

A joint coronial inquiry is underway into the deaths of Vlasta Wylucki and Indigenous woman Shiralee Tilberoo, who both died in custody of natural causes.

ABC News

Walker inquest hears every NT government agency, service provider to be reviewed for systemic racism

Former NT Australian of the Year Leanne Liddle fronts an inquest into the shooting death of an Indigenous man in Alice Springs, telling the coroner she has seen "many" examples of systemic racism in the NT Police Force.

The Guardian - AU

Racism in NT police ‘systemic’, senior Indigenous public servant tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest

NT Australian of the Year Leanne Liddle describes consultations to develop an Aboriginal justice agreement as ‘devastating’

AAP

Former Miss Australia accused of domestic violence

A one-time Miss Australia and former politician is facing accusations she abused or intimidated her partner over more than a decade.

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton criticised over claim it is ‘racist’ to suggest Indigenous are affected by policies differently

Opposition leader suggests it’s racist to say that public policy affects First Nations people differently to other Australians

ABC News

Court hears Milton Orkopoulos allegedly plied boys with drugs, alcohol at 1999 state election party

A friend of a boy allegedly abused by Milton Orkopolous has told a court he used to smoke "pot" with the former New South Wales MP two or three times a week.

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