Indigenous
The ABC launched a racism review. The responses were damning
Outgoing ABC boss David Anderson has told current and former staff he is “truly sorry” after a report into systemic racism issued 15 recommendations.
- by Calum Jaspan
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The remote Australian coast bearing the brunt of the plastic crisis
Halfway around the world, California is suing ExxonMobil, claiming the oil giant deliberately misled the public for decades about the limitations of plastic recycling.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Might be the only occasion’: Historic inquiry’s head cautions early end
A three-year, First Nations-led inquiry to create an “authoritative record” of colonisation and its impact in Queensland has begun. But its future is unclear.
- by Matt Dennien
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Deaths in custody
Tammy was sent to jail for a $23.10 theft. After a cascade of errors, she died there
The mother of five died in a Sydney jail in the grip of delusions while prison officers failed to notice her collapse, a court heard.
- by Patrick Begley
King Charles drops cancelled word ‘walkabout’ from Australian tour
The King will drop the term “walkabout” from his October tour as Buckingham Palace seeks to avoid offending Indigenous communities.
- by Michelle Griffin
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Uranium
The mining bonanza and the mystery millions
Lucrative uranium mines are at the centre of a furore about where tens of millions of dollars in royalties have gone.
- by Riley Walter
In the shadow of a mining giant, children crawl in poison
Blood lead levels in children under five are on the rise again despite decades of remediation efforts in a town built on one of Australia’s richest mines.
- by Angus Thomson and Rhett Wyman
My ancestor knew more about atrocities against Aboriginal people than he let on, inquiry told
Atrocities during the Frontier Wars must be honestly acknowledged, a writer and a landowner have told the state’s truth-telling commission.
- by Tony Wright
Travis turns heads when he wears this feather. But there’s a grim prediction behind it
They’re majestic in flight, a big talker and a really fussy eater, which is part of the reason the red-tailed black cockatoo is endangered.
- by Justin McManus
Red-tailed black cockatoo
Age photographer Justin McManus joined the annual count of the red-tailed black cockatoo, an endangered bird that has enormous cultural significance
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Indigenous justice
‘A failure has occurred’: Perth teen takes own life at youth prison
There are calls for the police minister to resign as a youth has taken his own life inside the Perth facility; the second ever to do so, with both tragedies occurring within the past year.
- by Jesinta Burton, Claire Ottaviano and Holly Thompson
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