Police were told to ‘elevate’ this advisory body. It’s been sacked

Police were told to ‘elevate’ this advisory body. It’s been sacked

The group has gone public with concerns after its members were let go on former commissioner Katarina Carroll’s last day.

  • byMatt Dennien

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The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day
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The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day

Yet one year ago,the state’s major parties had voted for a shared road ahead for First Nations communities.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘They’d be so proud’:The 10-year-olds accepting challenge laid for them 40 years ago

‘They’d be so proud’:The 10-year-olds accepting challenge laid for them 40 years ago

One school keeping an ancient Indigenous language alive is helping to close the gap through cultural education and it hopes to spread the joy.

  • byCatherine Naylor
How Indigenous people got zilch from a billion-dollar mining bonanza

How Indigenous people got zilch from a billion-dollar mining bonanza

The ‘stark reality’ of economic exclusion imposed on Victoria’s First Peoples has been laid bare in evidence presented to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.

  • byJack Latimore
Carly was looking for help. Instead,she found the man who killed her

Carly was looking for help. Instead,she found the man who killed her

Carly McBride vanished just before a letter landed on her mother’s doorstep. Had it arrived earlier it could have saved her daughter’s life.

  • byPerry Duffin
Can court compensate for loss of a way of life? Climate case to wrap up

Can court compensate for loss of a way of life? Climate case to wrap up

The Commonwealth has argued Torres Strait Islanders losing their unique island customs could be seen under law as a comparable loss to personal injuries.

  • byBianca Hall
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‘No blank cheques’:Clare ties extra school funding to help for disadvantaged students

‘No blank cheques’:Clare ties extra school funding to help for disadvantaged students

NSW and Victoria claim that onerous reporting conditions tied to the proposed 2.5 per cent funding increase will only add to pressures on teachers.

  • byAngus Thompson
‘Not enough to merely know history’:Premier fronts Indigenous truth-telling inquiry for first time

‘Not enough to merely know history’:Premier fronts Indigenous truth-telling inquiry for first time

Jacinta Allan was warned by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to live up to her words on Monday before she was questioned for nearly three hours about a range of issues being examined by the inquiry.

  • byJack Latimore
Legal fight over WA man’s body points to looming cross-cultural issue

Legal fight over WA man’s body points to looming cross-cultural issue

A 35-year-old man who died two months ago has not been laid to rest. Instead,his daughter and new wife have fought over what to do with his body.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Allan to front truth-telling inquiry to affirm Victoria’s commitment to treaty with First Peoples

Allan to front truth-telling inquiry to affirm Victoria’s commitment to treaty with First Peoples

The premier will say a different approach is needed to tackle the injustices and entrenched disadvantage faced by Indigenous Victorians.

  • byJack Latimore
‘Who can we be tomorrow?’ The push to change our gruesome,racist place names

‘Who can we be tomorrow?’ The push to change our gruesome,racist place names

Murderers Flat,Lubra Creek and Massacre Bay:Victoria is scattered with monuments and place names with violent or offensive origins.

  • byBenjamin Preiss andJack Latimore