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Greens offer support for safeguard mechanism on condition it blocks new coal and gas

The Greens say they are prepared to "live with" concerns over the government's signature plan to reduce emissions if new coal and gas projects are blocked from development.

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NT introduces new alcohol laws

The NT government is introducing new community alcohol bans, saying they are temporary and non-intervention-style.

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Co-governance – it’s nothing like you think

Bemused by the political furore, nay fury, Newsroom’s Nikki Mandow went hunting for examples of shared governance in action.

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Laws reinstating alcohol bans in town camps, Aboriginal remote communities pass Northern Territory parliament

The legislation passed parliament on Tuesday night only hours after it was introduced and is expected to take effect by the end of the week.

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Woman's death from rare heart condition was inevitable due to lack of surgery capability at Royal Darwin Hospital, NT coroner hears

The NT coroner heard that even if the Indigenous woman's rare heart condition had been detected earlier, she could not have been saved because the NT's main hospital lacked the surgical treatment she required.

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'It's a sad day here in Carrington': Council paints over Indigenous elder Uncle Billy Lamb's art

As the vibrant stories and symbols of his ancestors were painted over with grey, Wiradjuri elder Uncle William 'Billy' Lamb felt like he was watching a funeral.

Newcastle Herald

Police bolster patrols in state forest following brutal assault of Indigenous advocate Sissy Austin

Sissy Austin was brutally bashed while running in a regional Victorian state forest last Saturday. Police are increasing patrol numbers in the region, but say people should avoid running alone in the area.

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'Just ask us, come and see us'. Aboriginal young people in the Northern Territory must be listened to, not punished

The media frenzy about the “crime wave” in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), and the way the Northern Territory and federal governments are responding, are cause for serious concern.

The Conversation

Police searching for man accused of luring young girl from Tennant Creek home before indecently assaulting her

Police said the unknown man started talking to the child in her front yard before leading her to a nearby abandoned vehicle where he is believed to have indecently assaulted her.

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Victoria police will still be involved in public drunkenness cases after decriminalisation, documents say

Exclusive: Draft framework suggests officers could provide ‘outreach and transport’, catching union off-guard

The Guardian - AU

ABC Alice Springs report breached impartiality standard

The ABC ombudsman has handed down a ruling that a radio report on an Alice Springs town hall meeting breached impartiality standards.

AAP

ABC breached impartiality guidelines in report presenting NT meeting as ‘racist’, ombudsman finds

Fiona Cameron describes Alice Springs radio report as ‘unduly favouring one perspective over all others’

The Guardian - AU

'Long time coming': APS employee census to ask cultural background of staff

APSC Commissioner Peter Woolcott said a the creation of a new CALD strategy was a priority for the Minister for the Public Service, Katy Gallagher, but there was no timeframe.

The Canberra Times

Labor's major housing policy likely to face changes after opposition from Coalition, Greens

The federal government will likely be forced to change its housing plan, with both the Opposition and Greens raising concerns about the $10 billion fund.

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New Northern Territory alcohol laws to be introduced this week, as Alice Springs politician calls for parliament liquor ban

Northern Territory's parliament looks set for testy first sittings of 2023, as political opponents and crossbenchers criticise the Labor government over its liquor ban backflip.

The Conversation

Our research has shown Indigenous peoples' needs cannot be understood and met, without Indigenous voices

Opponents of an Indigenous Voice to parliament say the Voice is merely symbolic and another pointless layer of bureaucracy. They say that what is needed are “practical measures”.

The Conversation

The history of referendums in Australia is riddled with failure. Albanese has much at risk – and much to gain

The Australian summer has not been kind to the proposal for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. A recent Newspoll shows a majority in favour – at 56% – but with half of those only partly in favour and 37% opposed. There is plenty of material for opponents to work…

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Paul Bongiorno: Aston by-election puts sharp focus on political faultlines

The by-election date for the Melbourne seat of Aston hasn’t been announced, but it is already having a significant impact on politics.

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Greens flag support for proposed referendum law changes

Laws to modernise Australia's referendum laws will have support from the Greens, paving the way for a vote to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament.

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Advocates call for national guarantee for children

Ahead of a summit on children's early years, more than 50 advocates have signed an open letter calling for a national guarantee for children.

ABC News

Jeremy Choolum pleads not guilty murder of 48-year-old man in Alice Springs

A court in Alice Springs has heard a late-night quarrel between two men who did not know each other well ended with one fatally stabbing the other at least three times in the chest and throat.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Dutton apologises for missing Apology's symbolism but how will he see the Voice's symbolism?

It wasn’t the first time Peter Dutton had said he was sorry for boycotting Kevin Rudd’s 2008’s historic Apology to the Stolen Generations, but Monday’s reiteration was an important moment for the opposition leader.

The New Daily

Peter Dutton finds the hardest words. But did he mean them?

Peter Dutton said perhaps the hardest words for any Opposition Leader on Monday.Kevin Rudd was right and he had been badly wrong.

The Independent UK

Australia adds $300 million in funding for Indigenous pledge

Fifteen years after the Australian Parliament’s historic apology to its Indigenous people for past wrongs, the government is announcing roughly $300 million in new funding to improve the lives of Australia’s original inhabitants

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Man, 29, pleads guilty to daylight rape of unconscious woman in Butters Park in Darwin's northern suburbs

The court heard the "brazen" assault happened in a public park and the offender was interrupted by three separate witnesses.

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