Indigenous justice
An Indigenous woman and a colonial descendant have come together in an unlikely alliance
‘We would get healing’: A push is on to overhaul place names celebrating white settlers who played a part in Aboriginal massacres and dispossession.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Truth-telling inquiry in limbo after minister cancels meeting
The future of a truth-telling inquiry is in limbo after the Queensland government postponed plans to discuss the Path to Treaty process.
- by Fraser Barton
‘Kick up the guts’: Indigenous Queenslanders devastated by decision to halt truth-telling inquiry
In one of his first decisions as premier, David Crisafulli pulled the pin on the hearings, a move that Indigenous groups say is a harmful step backwards.
- by Keira Jenkins
66 dead children, 5400 abuse claims: State’s child-protection system under blowtorch
The statistics covering the past four years have been reported as calls intensify for reform, particularly from the Indigenous community.
- by Kieran Rooney
‘So hungry for something beyond four walls’: The musical bringing joy to prisons
Ilbijerri Theatre’s Big Name, No Blankets wowed audiences at the big festivals in Sydney and Melbourne. Now it’s winning over the toughest crowd of all.
- by Karl Quinn
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Deaths in custody
Tammy Shipley’s final moments in Sydney jail cell recorded in CCTV footage
Prison officers failed to conduct checks while the Sydney mother fell gravely ill. Warning: this story contains images of an Aboriginal person who has died.
- by Patrick Begley
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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
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Indigenous
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
Editorial
Healthcare
In Broken Hill as in Sydney, the answer is housing
Poor quality housing is one of several factors contributing to a looming health crisis in the state’s far west.
- The Herald's View
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
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City life
Didgeridoo ‘flash mob’ fills square in bid to break world record
Hundreds gathered in King George Square to surpass the current record of 238 players, set in the UK in 2006.
- by Keira Jenkins
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