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Vanessa was ‘kidnapped’ by the family policing system aged 10. Now, she’s fighting for other First Nations families

“When you take a child, you are taking sovereignty, their role, their connection – you are taking whole communities that live inside that little being,” writes Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts.

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Lidia Thorpe Responds To Calls For Resignation Following King Charles Protest: ‘I Really Don’t Care’

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has responded to calls for her resignation after her King Charles protest in Parliament. Spoiler: She won't.

Pedestrian.tv

‘Urgent’, ‘stunningly written’, ‘a feat of imagination’: the best Australian books out in October

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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I held on to my baby tightly. Was this a fear that someone would take her away from me?

I was a lawyer and qualified social worker, but the fear of having my child taken away loomed over me. Too many First Nations families had gone through it before me

The Guardian - AU

Aboriginal women continue to be subject to horrific violence – we cannot leave them out of the conversation

As a survivor of forcible removal, the disproportionate rate of violence against First Nations women shatters my whole being

The Guardian - AU

Family not informed 15-year-old Indigenous teen had left care before fatal Canberra crash

Exclusive: ‘How many others have to put their daughter in the ground or son in the ground?’ asks 15-year-old’s mother

The Guardian - AU

Human rights advocate to oversee protection of First Nations children

Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts will take up the key position in the ACT.

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Aboriginal Kids In SA Foster Care Expected To Reach Stolen Generation Rates If Nothing Changes

"In South Australia, it is predicted that without change, by 2031 there will be as many as 140 of every 1,000 Aboriginal children in state care."

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How The Foster Care System Continues The Stolen Generations, From Someone Who Survived It

"As a survivor, my own experience of going through the family policing system and being removed allowed me to reflect in my silence because my voice was so denied."

Pedestrian.tv

AFL urged to become 'cultural leader' amid fallout from Hawthorn probe

Indigenous advocates have slammed the AFL's handling of the Hawthorn probe, and urged the league to become a "cultural leader" by addressing alleged mistreatment of First Nations players across the sporting code.

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Today Marks The 25th Anniversary of National Sorry Day – But Have We Actually Made Progress?

This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Sorry Day – a day acknowledging the Stolen Generations - but have we actually made progress?

Pedestrian.tv

Will the Indigenous Voice to Parliament have enough power to effect change?

Three young, Aboriginal women share their views on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament – but don't expect them to fall neatly into Yes or No camps.

ABC News

‘I play music when I go for walks with my baby’: inside Ellia Green’s blissful new weekday routine

Retired from sport and father to a new baby, Olympian Ellia Green has had a big gear shift, and music helps elevate his newfound domestic bliss.

The Guardian - AU

Former rugby sevens star Ellia Green speaks at the Bingham Cup anti-transphobia summit in Canada after his transition

Rio Olympic rugby sevens medallist Ellia Green speaks of struggling with mental health after retiring from elite sport, and his plans for the future with his partner and daughter as a trans man.

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Olympic rugby champion Green finds liberation in transition

Ellia Green realized as a young child that a person’s identity and a gender assigned at birth can be very different things

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