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State of the states: six politics experts take us around Australia in the final week of the campaign

In the first week of the campaign, we journeyed around the country with six politics experts to examine the key seats and issues affecting different parts of the Australia.

The Conversation · May 16, 2022

LETTERS: Why nurses and midwives fear for their registrations

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Newcastle Herald · May 12, 2022

Federal election sees Hasluck on the line as Labor seeks to unseat Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt

Labor sets its sights set on the bellwether seat of Hasluck, a sprawling electorate north-east of Perth that senior Labor MP Jason Clare claims is the key to winning the federal election.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Indigenous leaders say 'it's time for a referendum' on First Nations Voice to Parliament

Indigenous leaders are calling on the next Australian government to hold a referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament within two years, saying "the timing is right and it's now".

ABC News · Apr 11, 2022

Northern Territory Intervention-era alcohol bans are set to expire after 15 years

Federal alcohol restrictions in dozens of Northern Territory Aboriginal communities are set to expire at the end of June. Some say they've been a good thing, while others are looking towards a future with a freedom of choice.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

FOI documents show NT government previously forecast it would not meet target to build 650 remote houses in five years

FOI documents reveal the NT government was last year predicting it would miss a deadline to build 650 federally-funded remote homes in five years. The government now says it is on track to get them done.

ABC News · Apr 4, 2022

Federal budget continues ‘unconscionable’ failure to close the gap in Indigenous health

Boost to Indigenous ranger program welcomed, but budget ‘short-changing’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, say health groups

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2022

Kakadu land handback not just symbolic

The return of nearly half of Kakadu National Park to traditional owners is expected to create hundreds of business opportunities for Aboriginal people.

AAP · Mar 24, 2022

Kakadu National Park handed back to Aboriginal traditional owners in historic ceremony

Kakadu National Park has been officially returned to traditional custodians, after a long fight for formal recognition.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022

Top End Never Never country handed back

The homestead depicted in Jeannie Gunn's groundbreaking novel We of the Never Never has been handed back to traditional owners in the Northern Territory.

AAP · Mar 24, 2022