Indigenous
Wyatt calls for Indigenous Procurement Policy to be shut down if ‘black clad’ rorts continue
Ken Wyatt said contracts flowed mainly to businesses in major capital cities despite most Indigenous Australians living outside the capitals.
- Victoria Laurie
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Adoption fix for child safety needs ‘robust safeguards’, service says
Queensland’s major forced adoption service provider has warned the government it must consider lifelong consequences as it forms its response to a major inquiry.
- Matt Dennien
‘I nearly drowned’: How 13-year-old Leihani Zoric conquered fears to win a national title
At just 13 years old, Leihani Zoric has already won the Indigenous women’s surfing national title twice. And she’s got much bigger goals in her sights.
- Hannah Kennelly
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- Courts
‘This can’t just keep happening’: The family taking a retail giant to court
Two teens, their uncle and his eight-year-old son allege they were asked to leave a Superdry store and are seeking damages in a “legally significant” case.
- Amber Schultz
‘Would a national truth-telling process hurt anybody?’ Long walk ends with plea for reckoning
Lovett brought the message on a slow, 38-day walk, covering more than 500 kilometres of winding rivers from Melbourne to the nation’s capital.
- Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Lloyd Jones
- Opinion
- Healthcare
Fifty years ago, these men set out to defeat an insidious disease. A fortnight ago, they did
Fred Hollows was a true mentor and teacher. Following his example, on April 29, Australia finally defeated the world’s leading infectious cause of preventable blindness.
- Hugh Taylor
Yindjibarndi leader urges WA government to ‘readjust priorities’ on back of Fortescue compensation win
Michael Woodley welcomed the court decision that awarded the Yindjibarndi people $150 million for cultural and economic losses, but noted the state could have stayed neutral on the compensation fight.
- Michael Philipps
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2026
‘I did meet with them two weeks ago’: Hinkley ducks and weaves on Tasmania coaching question
Ken Hinkley says he’s “not committed to doing any coaching jobs” after the experienced AFL coach was named as the new favourite to take the reins at Tasmania. Meanwhile, the AFL has explained why it’s opted for two matches on a Friday night a number of times this season.
- Peter Ryan, Hannah Kennelly, Scott Spits and Shayne Hope
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Victoria’s Aboriginal leadership gets radical in fight to keep treaty
Meriki Onus, the founder of a militant Aboriginal organisation which previously vowed to destroy the Australian state, has been elected co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly.
- Chip Le Grand
- Two of Us
- Good Weekend
Ronald ‘broke’ when his partner of 27 years had a heart attack. His best friend pulled him through
Librarians Melissa Jackson and Ronald Briggs are colleagues who have become friends.
- Stephen Lacey