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After the Voice referendum: how far along are First Nations treaty negotiations across the country?

The Uluru Statement from the Heart called for Voice, treaty and truth. On October 14, Australians said “no” to the Voice to the Parliament, choosing not to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advisory body in the Constitution. Many Indigenous Australians are devastated, seeing the result as a dismissal…

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023

Renewed push for NSW to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14

Exclusive: With children as young as 10 ‘regularly’ before the courts, NSW must consider raising the age of criminal responsibility, says broad group of child advocates

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2023

NSW police must speak with mental health experts rather than shoot our loved ones, stepfather says

Exclusive: New figures show on average 10 people in mental health distress die each year during interactions with state police

The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2023

Dfat urged stronger Israeli settlements stance that Coalition claimed ‘factional bosses’ were behind

Exclusive: Labor advised to take ‘more active’ approach five months before announcement, documents show

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

I've studied the art of losing a referendum: the Australian government could have learned from other countries on these key points

It has been billed as Australia’s Brexit – a vote that pitted the so-called elites against the masses. The issue in question was the “voice to parliament”, a consultative body that would have given the roughly 3% of the Australian population that is Indigenous a constitutional right to be consulted…

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2023

NSW treaty will not progress beyond consultation until after election, Chris Minns says

The premier walks back reconciliation plans after voice defeat, saying whatever the state’s year-long consultation recommends will be taken to voters

The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023

As treasurer, Bill Hayden set Labor on the path to economic rationalism

Former Labor leader and governor-general Bill Hayden, whose death was announced on Saturday, is rightly being remembered for introducing Australia’s first universal healthcare scheme Medibank, which lives on today as Medicare.

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2023

Human tragedy in Israel-Gaza deeply distressing: Wong

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has reflected on 'disturbing rhetoric' about Israel and Gaza as Australia backs a global statement on the conflict.

AAP · Oct 22, 2023

Can republicans rally after Australia’s resounding no to constitutional reform on the voice?

The support of a bare majority is a poor start before scare campaigns start. Could shock news from the UK shake us up?

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2023

Moore Park golf course to be cut in half to make room for new park in inner Sydney

NSW Labor says 20 hectares will be ‘repurposed’ to serve residents in what will become one of most densely populated areas in Australia

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2023