Indigenous
Police were told to ‘elevate’ this advisory body. It’s been sacked
The group has gone public with concerns after its members were let go on former commissioner Katarina Carroll’s last day.
- by Matt Dennien
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Government
The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day
Yet one year ago, the state’s major parties had voted for a shared road ahead for First Nations communities.
- by Matt Dennien
‘They’d be so proud’: The 10-year-olds accepting challenge laid for them 40 years ago
One school keeping an ancient Indigenous language alive is helping to close the gap through cultural education and it hopes to spread the joy.
- by Catherine Naylor
Analysis
Yoorrook Justice Commission
How Indigenous people got zilch from a billion-dollar mining bonanza
The ‘stark reality’ of economic exclusion imposed on Victoria’s First Peoples has been laid bare in evidence presented to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
- by Jack Latimore
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Domestic violence
Carly was looking for help. Instead, she found the man who killed her
Carly McBride vanished just before a letter landed on her mother’s doorstep. Had it arrived earlier it could have saved her daughter’s life.
- by Perry Duffin
Can court compensate for loss of a way of life? Climate case to wrap up
The Commonwealth has argued Torres Strait Islanders losing their unique island customs could be seen under law as a comparable loss to personal injuries.
- by Bianca Hall
‘No blank cheques’: Clare ties extra school funding to help for disadvantaged students
NSW and Victoria claim that onerous reporting conditions tied to the proposed 2.5 per cent funding increase will only add to pressures on teachers.
- by Angus Thompson
‘Not enough to merely know history’: Premier fronts Indigenous truth-telling inquiry for first time
Jacinta Allan was warned by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to live up to her words on Monday before she was questioned for nearly three hours about a range of issues being examined by the inquiry.
- by Jack Latimore
Legal fight over WA man’s body points to looming cross-cultural issue
A 35-year-old man who died two months ago has not been laid to rest. Instead, his daughter and new wife have fought over what to do with his body.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Allan to front truth-telling inquiry to affirm Victoria’s commitment to treaty with First Peoples
The premier will say a different approach is needed to tackle the injustices and entrenched disadvantage faced by Indigenous Victorians. Â
- by Jack Latimore
‘Who can we be tomorrow?’ The push to change our gruesome, racist place names
Murderers Flat, Lubra Creek and Massacre Bay: Victoria is scattered with monuments and place names with violent or offensive origins.
- by Benjamin Preiss and Jack Latimore