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Ex-senator Pat Dodson now wonders whether he should haveever entered politics.

‘Find things in common’: After a cancer shock, Pat Dodson has words of hope

Less than two years ago, the Father of Reconciliation was confronting death. Now the former Labor senator is back with a message.

  • Victoria Laurie

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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
Julian Leeser

Pro-Voice Liberal says referendum defeat gave the party ‘a false sense of confidence’

Julian Leeser, who campaigned for the Yes vote, says he was shocked the Coalition kept campaigning on the Voice when Australians just wanted to move on.

  • Michelle Griffin
Former social justice commissioner Mick Gooda spoke at the summit in Brisbane this week.

Why more than 100 leaders quietly met behind closed doors in Brisbane this week

Closed to media, the two-day gathering concluded with a public statement that called out “egregious breaches of human rights against children”.

  • Courtney Kruk
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese campaigned in Western Australia on Friday.

Labor vowed to take on miners over Indigenous heritage. Now Albanese is their guest

The prime minister’s tour of northern Australia came with no moves to rekindle memories of the Indigenous Voice referendum.

  • Mike Foley
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Actor Tasma Walton is linked to Indigenous tribe, judge rules

The judge also apologised for significant online abuse the 51-year-old suffered during investigations into a native title dispute in Melbourne.

  • Erin Pearson
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Australia’s 47th parliament recapped.

Albanese started his prime ministership on a high. Then in one month, things started to unravel

A record-breaking election and one month that changed it all: we recap the highs and lows of the 47th parliament.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

‘It would be easier not to know’: Kate Grenville’s eye-opening road trip

A niggling childhood memory sends the writer on a journey of discovery about her land-grabbing forefathers – and what she finds is deeply troubling for her.

  • Kate Grenville
Rhoda Roberts

Feeling unwelcome: Why debate is mounting over an ancient ceremony

From local councils to sporting ovals and the steps of parliament, the Welcome to Country ceremony performed by Indigenous elders has been targeted in a debate about cost and custom.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
In the upcoming election campaign, Peter Dutton will find fertile ground in immigration and security issues.

Playing hard or being ‘reckless’? Dutton ramps up attack

The opposition leader’s rhetoric has prompted opponents to accuse him of “grotesque”, trumped-up politics. But do the times suit him?

  • Paul Sakkal

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