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Bega council's refusal to say sorry to Stolen Generations and the lessons for Australia's reconciliation journey

On the 25th anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report, Bega council's rocky road to reconciliation shows how the community often has to take the lead.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

Morning mail: US reeling after mass shooting, France’s ‘huge hopes’, Miiesha finds her voice

Thursday: ‘You are all doing nothing,’ Texas governor told after worst attack on a school since Sandy Hook. Plus: what’s the deal with vitamin D?

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Racism remains rife towards Chinese-Australians, more than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic

Research shows almost one in five Chinese-Australians are experiencing racist attacks, more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began.

ABC News · May 25, 2022

The singing was great – but what was it about? Why opera companies should explain themselves better

Opera Australia has received outstanding reviews for its Melbourne season of Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin.

The Conversation · May 25, 2022

Alan Kohler: Here’s a crazy idea for the Liberal Party – sensible policies

If the Liberal Party goes to the right, whatever that means, it will be doomed and politics in Australia will be transformed.

The New Daily · May 25, 2022

Science academy achieves gender equity in appointments, first Indigenous fellow

It's the dawn of a new era for the Australian Academy of Science.

The Canberra Times · May 25, 2022

Deaths from drug use rose in first year of pandemic to rate not seen since Australia’s late 1990s peak

There were 1,842 drug-induced deaths in 2020, equivalent to five deaths a day, report finds

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Anthony Albanese has some tough economic problems on his plate. Here are seven of them

From sluggish wages to red-hot inflation, there are some unusual things happening in Australia’s economy

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Refugee children handed anti-‘illegal migration’ playing cards, Australian charity says

Cards branded with Australian government’s Zero Chance logo and QR code to border force website distributed in Indonesia

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022

Meta asks to be spared tighter rules in Australia, saying iPhone’s tracking blocker is hurting business

Company tells consumer watchdog it is set to lose $10bn this year in wake of Apple iOS feature hampering ability to collect user data

The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022