Vote a change to 'whitefella rule book'
FORMER deputy prime minister John Anderson has told the Garma festival he is confident a referendum will back constitutional recognition for indigenous people.
IN 1956 promising boxer Les Davison, of the Dharawal people of Botany Bay, reached the qualifying round to represent Australia in the Melbourne Olympics, but was told to lose the match.
"I said, 'why do you want me to lose?' And they said, 'because if you win you'll have the right to represent Australia in the Olympic Games, but you're not going to be allowed to'."
Drama as killer cop arrives at court
A police officer who said ‘bugger it’ before fatally tasering a 95-year-old woman at a nursing home has fronted court to learn his fate.
Albo tears up in first minutes of campaign
Anthony Albanese appeared to tear up as he paid tribute to his late mother while kicking off his official run for a second term as prime minister.
The simple message Latrell must follow
The Rabbitohs are in a better spot than anyone could have predicted, and master coach Wayne Bennett is about to unleash his best player with Latrell Mitchell tipped to return against his former side next week.