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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 · May 19, 2023

'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.

AAP · May 19, 2023

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 · May 19, 2023

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 · May 18, 2023

'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 · May 18, 2023

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 · May 18, 2023

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 · May 18, 2023

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 · May 18, 2023

‘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

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2023

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 · May 18, 2023