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PM reveals why he is optimistic for referendum success

The prime minister says Australians will have a chance to show their best qualities of fairness and generosity by supporting the Indigenous voice referendum.

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Mount Isa 'overwhelmed' with NT itinerants in wake of Alice Springs alcohol crackdown

More people are crossing the border after recent crackdowns on alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, with leaders in Mount Isa saying itinerants from the NT are exhausting local resources.

ABC News

Hillsong Church names married couple as leaders after Brian Houston resignation – as it happened

Interim leaders Phil and Lucinda Dooley commissioned at Sydney morning service, streamed internationally

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Albanese says Indigenous voice next step in reconciliation and opponents ‘trying to start a culture war’

In a speech on Sunday, PM to argue referendum comes at a time of increasing polarisation when democracy needs to be ‘protected’

The Guardian - AU

PM: Opponents are ‘trying to start culture war’ on Indigenous voice

Anthony Albanese says he hopes Australians will see through a "culture war" that is being drummed up on social media against an Indigenous voice to

The New Daily

‘Grown men were sobbing’: the story of a refugee family who survived war and pirates to build a life in country NSW

Coonamble, seven hours north-west of Sydney, embraced the Do family, and in return, Deanne and Minh fed them for the next 35 years

The Guardian - AU

Trees up to 400 years old illegally felled in ACT parks and reserves

Criminals who broke into the reserve in July left gates open with locks intact, indicating they'd had a key to let themselves in.

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As we debate the Indigenous Voice to Parliament there is one word missing: Compassion

The Voice to Parliament speaks to politics. But there is also a deep ache of the soul. Surely any consideration of justice for Indigenous people begins with compassion for suffering, writes Stan Grant.

ABC News

Reports on racism raise challenges in election year

Two reports on racism in New Zealand released by the Human Rights Commission land at a time when political rhetoric around racism is escalating again.

Newsroom.co.nz

Labor dreaming of election 'fresh start' for NSW

Pork barrelling has infected the bone marrow of the NSW government, Labor leader Chris Minns has told the party faithful as he calls for a fresh start for NSW.

AAP

Enshrining the Voice gives best chance for Closing the Gap, Albanese says

Enshrining a constitutional Voice to parliament will bring better practical outcomes and give the best chance for Closing the Gap, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will say in a major address on the referendum on Sunday.

The Conversation

NT Police arrest man and woman over alleged abduction of five-year-old boy from Darwin street

Authorities say quick thinking by two children allowed authorities to track down the alleged abductors of a five-year-old boy from an address in Darwin's northern suburbs.

ABC News

Alice Springs ED doctor says key to youth crime wave solution is to move past 'politics of alcohol'

Emergency doctor Stephen Gourley warns that focusing only on alcohol and not the reasons why people drink — poverty, housing, education and jobs — will not fix the issues plaguing Alice Springs and the rest of the nation.

ABC News

'Not an Albanese magic trick': Dodson on Voice

Senator Pat Dodson calls for bi-partisan on a Voice to parliament.

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WA Liberal party opts for female leadership team as Caroline Di Russo is elected party president

A seismic week for the WA Liberal party is capped off by the election of a new president, sealing an all-female leadership team in the state.

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Experts say earlier FASD diagnosis a key step in tackling Alice Springs youth crime wave

As debate rages over a youth crime wave in Alice Springs, those on the front lines say this major issue can no longer go "hugely neglected".

AAP

WA Liberals now have all-women leadership team

Western Australia's Liberal Party now has an all-women leadership team with the election of Caroline Di Russo as state president.

The Guardian - AU

‘We have to come together’: alcohol bans alone won’t fix Alice Springs’ problems

Restrictions have had success but an Aboriginal health group warns the ‘underlying drivers of destructive drinking’ must be dealt with

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Second Alice Springs hotel owned by Iris Capital temporarily shut by NT Police for Liquor Act breach

A second pub owned by Iris Capital in the city has been temporarily shut by NT Police in as many weeks due to what they say are threats "to public safety".

ABC News

NT government under fire for letting Alice Springs grog bans lapse, urged to act quickly on report

The chief minister is criticised by the First Nations justice commissioner for not listening to community concerns sooner and urged to quickly reinstate grog restrictions in and around Alice Springs.

ABC News

Peter Dutton linked the end of the cashless debit card to crime in Alice Springs. What are the facts?

Peter Dutton linked the end of the cashless debit card to increasing crime in Alice Springs. But there's one major problem with his claim.

ABC News

Alice Springs alcohol support sector says significant funding is needed to address alcohol-related harm

The NT's peak drug and alcohol body says dire funding shortfalls could be hampering government efforts to reduce soaring rates of alcohol-related harm in Alice Springs.

ABC News

Hand sanitiser removed from sale from some Alice Springs pharmacies over concerns of abuse amid alcohol ban

The ready availability of hand sanitiser has led to concerns a rising number of people are consuming the product for the purposes of intoxication in Central Australia.

ABC News

No immediate action on Alice Springs alcohol bans, Prime Minister says governments will listen to community

It could be up to a week before a decision is made on whether Intervention-era alcohol bans are reinstated in central Australia in a bid to arrest a spike in crime and alcohol-fuelled violence.

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Report into Alice Springs unrest recommends urgent alcohol ban in central Australian communities

NT chief minister met with prime minister on Thursday afternoon to discuss report, which will be released after it is considered by cabinet next week

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