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Decorated former lawyer David Woodroffe formally sworn in as Northern Territory's first Aboriginal court judge

Hailing from the Mudburra and Jingili people, and with parents who were part of the Stolen Generation, David Woodroffe says he hopes to play "a small part in the greater diversity of the justice system ... and the inclusion of Aboriginal people within it".

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Linda Burney reveals draft timing for Indigenous voice to parliament vote

Indigenous Australians minister says yes campaign likely to begin in late February with vote held as early as August

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First Nations mother appeals to the federal government for help in Hague convention custody dispute

A First Nations mother is appealing to the federal government to intervene in an international custody dispute that has separated her from her two-year-old daughter.

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Aboriginal inmate dies in country prison

An Indigenous prisoner has died in a prison after playing basketball, the Western Australian Department of Justice says .

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Time has come for action on voice: Burney

Australians are ready to write a new, inclusive chapter of history with a senior government minister confident people will vote Yes in next year's referendum.

AAP

Uluru Statement co-author makes the case for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

Professor Megan Davis says a Voice would drive real change for Indigenous Australians by giving them a say in policymaking.

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The racist killing of Cassius Turvey that shocked Australia

Alleged murder of Cassius is the latest in a number of attacks on Australia’s Indigenous children and young people.

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Yoorrook Justice Commission hears Victorian bail laws are criminalising Aboriginal people, especially women

Victorians are being refused bail for offences so minor they might never have warranted a sentence of imprisonment, with a disproportionate number of Indigenous offenders ending up on remand, a truth-telling inquiry has heard.

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Thousands celebrate life of legendary musician Archie Roach at state memorial

There was singing, dancing and tearful tributes as those who knew Archie Roach best celebrated the immense legacy of the Gunditjmara and Bundjalung musician and activist, who died in July at age 66.

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Archie Roach farewelled at state memorial service with song, dance, memories and a 'profound apology' — as it happened

The immense legacy of Gunditjmara and Bundjalung musician and activist, Archie Roach, is celebrated at a moving state memorial service in Melbourne. Here's how the night unfolded.

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Archie Roach's life and legacy to be honoured at state memorial in Melbourne

As thousands of mourners prepare to gather for a state memorial service in Melbourne to honour Uncle Archie Roach, the singer is described as a generous man whose legacy will transcend music.

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Apology for Archie Roach at state memorial

Archie Roach has received a formal government apology for his forced removal from family, at a state memorial service for the late Indigenous music great.

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Yoorrook Justice Commission hears of racism in child protection and pushes on criminal age of responsibility

Yoorrook Justice Commission hears testimonies about systemic injustice in Victoria ahead of a meeting of state and territory attorneys-general to discuss the criminal age of responsibility.

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Archie Roach song to be sung in endangered Pertame language at singer's state memorial

A group of school children will perform Took the Children Away in the Central Australian language of Pertame this month, at the singer's state memorial in Melbourne.

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Dutton questions Indigenous voice detail

The opposition leader says the federal government must provide details on an Indigenous voice to parliament before Australians are asked to go to a referendum.

ABC News

Still We Rise tracks the names and stories behind 50-year-old Aboriginal tent embassy protest in Canberra

It was a fixture of the nightly news during the 1980s and 90s, but few young Australians know the history of the Aboriginal tent embassy. A new documentary airing tonight promises to change that.

The Guardian - AU

Nationals’ stance on Indigenous voice a ‘slap in the face to black people’, Aboriginal leader says

Laura Hand-Ross says party’s opposition to constitutional recognition is an ‘insult’ that has caused disquiet in the community

AAP

More Aboriginal children in care in Vic

More Aboriginal children are under child protection orders than ever before and a truth-telling commission has heard that unconscious bias pervades the system.

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Permanent care orders and ‘racist’ carers cut some Aboriginal children’s cultural links, inquiry told

Muriel Bamblett tells Victoria’s Yoorrook commission there is little oversight of cultural plans for Indigenous children in permanent care

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A Young Indigenous Mum Is Fighting For Her Life After She Was Hit By A Police Car In Perth

WA's police minister said "as a pedestrian you're the one who's responsible for your own safety", which is absolutely not how road rules fkn work.

AAP

Aboriginal girl's heart issue hard to find

An inquest into the death of a 12-year-old Aboriginal girl in Victoria has heard she suffered from a rare and deadly complication that was difficult to detect.

The Guardian - AU

Matt Kean urges federal Liberals to support Indigenous voice to parliament

NSW treasurer says referendum is an ‘opportunity to unite the nation’ and the party’s backing would ensure broad support for yes vote

Newcastle Herald

Indigenous parliamentary Voice gives ugly parts of Australia their due

As historian McKenna noted in From the Edge: "No matter how much our present-day sensibilities might wish to 'move on' from histories of violence and oppression, it remains a perpetual obligation to remember the way in which the land was conquered".

AAP

Vic child protection hit with racism claim

Claims of racism, bullying and a toxic culture in Victoria's child protection system have been aired at a hearing of the Aboriginal truth-telling commission.

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Indigenous Voice report authors 'disappointed' by argument the proposal lacks detail

Authors of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament design say they went through their report with many parliamentarians and are disappointed by those who now argue it lacks detail.

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