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Amazing desert women's art comes to Maitland

Kungka Kunpu from APY Art Centre Collective

Newcastle Herald · Mar 1, 2023

Labor promised aged care reform. The clock is ticking for genuine change

Until the royal commission’s recommendations are acted on, the government is merely tinkering

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2023

NT Police Deputy Commissioner Murray Smalpage tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest he has seen no evidence of 'systemic' racism in force

While Murray Smalpage said there were improvements to be made within the NT Police force, he stopped short of accepting there was systemic racism within the ranks.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

'Mind boggling': AIATSIS executive says her staff are paid much less than other public servants

Dr Hughes said she 'laughed at' the initial pay offer for her role at AIATSIS.

The Canberra Times · Mar 1, 2023

Spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 to be returned to Sydney's La Perouse Aboriginal community

Only four spears remain out of dozens taken by the HMB Endeavour's crew during the landing at Kurnell — now they will be given back to the local Aboriginal community.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

Decades after Eddie Mabo's historic native title case, a new court victory brings his dream full circle

When five Indigenous groups came together on a native title claim, their traditional singing was crucial evidence. Now they're celebrating a landmark legal outcome.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

Texts not meant for Rolfe, fellow cop tells inquest

Text messages saying how Constable Zachary Rolfe could justify his shooting of an Indigenous teen weren't meant to be sent to the officer, an inquest has heard.

AAP · Mar 1, 2023

NSW rivals flex their economic muscle in western Sydney

The premier and the man who wants his job both insist they are the best qualified to handle the NSW budget in a pitch to voters in Sydney's west.

AAP · Mar 1, 2023

‘An extraordinary act of courage’: the Aboriginal activist who protested against Nazi Germany

A new song cycle from Lior, Nigel Westlake and Dr Lou Bennett pays tribute to Yorta Yorta elder William Cooper and his 1938 march

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2023

Behind the scenes at the Miss First Nation drag competition – a photo essay

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander queens and trailblazing performers from Indigenous communities around the world gathered for a glamorous and sassy showdown in Sydney as part of WorldPride

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2023