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Greens-turned Labor senator Dorinda Cox and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Greens defector’s use of slur against fellow senator exposed in text leak

The leak from a party source comes as Greens leader Larissa Waters also wrote of Cox’s “betrayal” in an email to members, in a sign of escalating tensions between the minor party and the government.

  • Paul Sakkal, James Massola and Olivia Ireland

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Katie Kiss at The Bandarran Marra’Gu Gathering Strength summit in Brisbane in May.

‘The rocky path will only become more difficult’: Leader wants more than basic rights

Ahead of delivering a major speech honouring Eddie Mabo, Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner has said more needs to be done to support Queensland’s First Nations.

  • Courtney Kruk
A report released by NSW Auditor-General Bola Oyetunji found the state government did not have adequate oversight of more than $200 million spent on Closing the Gap measures.

Half of NSW’s $222 million spend had no ‘tangible output’, audit finds

A damning audit has accused the state government of failing to keep track of $222 million aimed at closing the gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.

  • Angus Thomson
Warlpiri elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, seen here in 2022, said his family has been left in the dark about what happened to his grandson, who died in custody this week.

Grieving grandfather demands answers after death in custody of disabled Indigenous man

The devastated grandfather of an Alice Springs man who died in police custody is desperate for “answers and justice” over the tragedy.

  • Grant McArthur
Walkers for Truth wend their way from Portland, western Victoria, heading through an ancient land to a modern parliament.

Waiting for rain as an ancient world files past, hoping truth matters

A downpour brought the wild, vain hope of an end to a crippling drought as the bearers of ancient knowledge walked by, aiming for justice through truth-telling.

  • Tony Wright
Dubbo health.

‘Very serious’: Health charity investigated after Las Vegas trip

Senior bosses from a taxpayer-funded regional health service will meet government bodies on Thursday to respond to allegations it spent thousands on international trips while turning away patients.

  • Angus Thomson
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“More than anything, I’ve yearned for Australian skies. They’re so expansive and clear that it’s impossible to forget how infinitesimally small we are by comparison.”

During one of my darkest periods, I wrote a book. The pain is still palpable

Moving overseas gave me the space to examine what it means to be Australian.

  • Brooke Boney
The Alice Springs town centre.

Indigenous Alice Springs man who died in police custody was ‘on the ground for a number of minutes’

NT Police Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst said police had drawn fresh conclusions after reviewing CCTV and body-worn camera footage from security guards.

  • Lachlan Abbott and Alexander Darling
Dja Dja Wurrung Group chief executive Rodney Carter

‘Path towards unity’: First traditional owners group seeks individual treaty

Central Victoria’s Dja Dja Wurrung people say they want the treaty to help them implement plans in areas such as agriculture, water and renewable energy.

  • Kieran Rooney
The rocks at Murujuga National Park feature more than a million rock art engravings, but industry may threaten these.

‘It’s a cover-up’: Rock art expert accuses WA government of lying in emissions report

UWA archaeologist Professor Ben Smith claims the government lied in the executive summary of an 800-page report on industrial emissions and the Murujuga rock art.

  • Hamish Hastie

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/indigenous-australians-hr7