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Free event in Hamilton to learn about the Voice to Parliament

The barbecue has been organised by City of Newcastle in collaboration with its Guraki Aboriginal Advisory Committee.

Newcastle Herald

Peter Dutton may be sorry for not saying sorry, but he’s still in no man’s land on the voice

I’m sure Dutton has learned things since his failure of judgment in 2008. The question is how will he put his learning to use

The Guardian - AU

Man sues Northern Territory alleging ‘sustained’ sexual abuse at Don Dale youth detention centre

Indigenous man claims he was repeatedly abused as a teenager by three staff members in case lawyer says reflects how centre ‘was operating at that time’

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Djab Wurrung woman, Sissy Austin, has lost her 'happy place' after weekend attack near Ballarat

Sissy Austin, a former member of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has been brutally attacked by a man wielding a makeshift club during a weekend run through a state forest near Ballarat.

ABC News

Youth crime in Alice Springs goes beyond alcohol issues, community warns

Communities have been calling for governments to support Aboriginal-led solutions to tackle youth issues in Alice Springs. With alcohol restrictions back in place, will the heart of this complex issue get solved?

ABC News

Labor’s bill to ditch public funding for voice campaigns backed by review but Coalition dissents

Five dissenters in parliamentary committee say they are concerned about ‘trickery or rigging the system’

The Guardian - AU

Australia marks anniversary of 'Stolen Generation' apology; promises more funds

Australia on Monday committed about $300 million to improve life outcomes of its Aboriginal people, as the country marked 15 years since a national apology for forcibly removing Indigenous children from families under old assimilation policies.

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PM addresses parliament on 15th anniversary of Stolen Generations apology, announces Closing the Gap plan — as it happened

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says there is still "a long way to go" to close the gap in his speech on the government's $424 million Closing the Gap plan.

ABC News

Improving voter turnout key priority before referendum

Laws to modernise Australia's referendum processes are a step closer as the federal government pushes ahead to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament.

AAP

Clive Palmer-owned company withdraws appeal against ruling that coalmine would worsen climate crisis

Landmark decision from Queensland land court declared emissions from Waratah Coal project would limit the rights of future generations

The Guardian - AU

How cricket hopes to inspire the next generation of Indigenous stars

Only eight Indigenous people have represented Australia in international cricket. An Aboriginal pathways program launched in central New South Wales is hoping to change that.

ABC News

Death of Noongar woman after hospital discharge raises healthcare system concerns

Noongar woman Glenda Binder cried as she called her doctor to say she was being discharged from hospital. She died at home three days later.

ABC News

Northern Territory government sued over claims of sexual and physical abuse at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre

A former Don Dale detainee is suing the Northern Territory government alleging sexual abuse by staff as nine other ex-juvenile inmates come forward with similar complaints over a 23-year period.

ABC News

Closing the Gap: more than $420m to be spent on water, housing and food security

Labor unveils ‘practical action’ plan to be delivered through partnerships with Indigenous communities

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Kurt Fearnley joins Back Roads to explore gold-rush town Tennant Creek where locals strive for bright future

Back Roads guest presenter Kurt Fearnley journeys into Australia's last gold-rush town to meet locals determined to improve things for the next generation.

ABC News

On the 15th anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations, federal government unveils $424 million Closing the Gap plan

The federal government acknowledges there has been an "enormous failure" in attempts to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, as it unveils a fresh national plan and hundreds of millions of dollars of funding.

AAP

Embrace past failures, unite and back voice, urges PM

Peter Dutton has apologised for not attending the 2008 national apology while the prime minister has called on support for the voice to parliament.

The Conversation

Albanese government announces $424 million to narrow a gap that is not closing fast enough

The Albanese government has unveiled a new implementation plan for Closing the Gap with $424 million over several years in additional money for “practical action”.

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The Guardian - AU

Nearly 20,000 refugees to get same rights as other permanent residents after being kept ‘in limbo’

Labor clears way for temporary protection and safe haven visa holders to apply for permanency

The Guardian - AU

Greens appoint Dorinda Cox as First Nations spokesperson to replace Lidia Thorpe

First female Indigenous senator from WA says she and her predecessor are ‘very different politicians’

ABC News

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney warns apology boycotters against repeating the same mistakes with the Voice

The minister for Indigenous Australians says those parliamentarians who walked out on the apology to the stolen generations should avoid taking similar actions against the Voice.

ABC News

NSW Labor promises to cap weekly toll bill at $60 if elected in March

The opposition says tolls are out of control, and they represent a secret tax for hundreds of thousands of people that live west of Parramatta.

ABC News

Western Australia's 1929 centenary celebrations were full of colonial pride, but festivities went awry

A poetry competition whose entries were so bad the judges got legal advice and a fireworks display "overrun by hooligans" were two of the ways Western Australia marked 100 years as a colony.

ABC News

Sisters in Chains project pays tribute to Kempsey's convict women ancestors

Previously untold stories of convict women and the harsh life they faced in New South Wales have been unearthed and honoured with a public display.

AAP

Don't make same mistake on Voice: Burney

Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney warns Peter Dutton against making the same mistake on the Voice to Parliament as he did with a pivotal apology.

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