Rules for Indigenous voice referendum take shape
Australians have more details about what will happen in the lead up to the referendum that seeks to constitutionally enshrine an Indigenous voice to parliament.
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PM pleads unity as question on voice set to be revealed
Cabinet is set to sign off on the questions that will be put to Australians when they decide on whether to constitutionally enshrine an Indigenous voice.
Sacred rock formation back in traditional owners’ hands
Local Indigenous people will retain the land forming part of Whinpullin, also known as Minto Crag, in Queensland, in perpetuity.
Victorian youth crime surge won’t sink age-raise plans
Premier Daniel Andrews isn't letting a spike in youth crime sink plans for Victoria to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10.
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Queensland passes controversial youth justice laws
The Queensland parliament has passed laws that criminalise bail breaches for children and allow courts to fit 15-year-olds with GPS trackers.
Strong culture and strong youth will help Close the Gap
The latest Close the Gap campaign shines a light on Indigenous youth who have dedicated their time and energy to creating a better world
Indigenous sleep coach wants a score of 40 winks all
A new program in north and western Queensland is aiming to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers get a good night's sleep.
Traditional custodians vow to keep fighting mine
Despite the company formerly known as Adani mining on their homelands, Wangan and Jagalingou men Adrian Burragubba and Coedie McAvoy want to protect country.
Controversial youth justice bill gets green light
Queensland's youth justice bill should be passed with limitations on human rights justified to ensure public safety, a parliamentary committee says.
Nation’s waterlogged north faces renewed flood threat
Northern Queensland and NT communities are bracing for more rainfall, with some regions still cut off after months of downpours.
Prisoner checks ‘substandard’ in hours prior to death
Queensland Police found a Brisbane Watch House officer did not complete adequate safety checks on Aunty Sherry, an Indigenous woman who died in custody.
‘We are close’: Major progress on Indigenous voice
Australians will soon know the wording of the question they will vote on to establish an Indigenous voice to parliament in the constitution.
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Qld sentencing data could make case for raising the age
Less than 10 per cent of young offenders in Queensland are under 14, a report says, as states weigh increasing the criminal age of responsibility.
Australia appoints first-ever First Nations Ambassador
Justin Mohamed has been named as Australia's inaugural Ambassador for First Nations People, with the role expected to elevate Indigenous voices.
‘Never again’ says family at deaths in custody inquest
Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo, known as Aunty Sherry, died at the Brisbane watch house in September 2020, prompting Black Lives Matter protests across the city.
Indigenous voice campaign funding a coalition red line
Changes to referendum mechanics proposed by the Albanese government will be shot down by the opposition unless Labor meets two key demands.
Cell safety concerns raised at inquest of ‘kind woman’
The Queensland Coroners Court is investigating the deaths in custody of Shiralee Deanne Tilberoo in 2020 and Vlasta Wylucki in 2018.
Voice support drops as coalition ramps up concerns
As a new poll shows support for an Indigenous voice to parliament falling, a key advocate has called on the coalition to get behind the referendum.
Botched Walker arrest ‘had look of military operation’
A senior officer has defended a police unit being heavily armed as the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death heard of a "military" look to his bungled arrest.
Child detention alone won’t work, Queensland mayor says
Townsville's mayor says child offenders should be in rehabilitation programs in detention or sent to live in more structured environments away from the city.
‘Unimaginable’: First objects taken by Cook return home
Indigenous community members gathered at the site of British contact to mark the return of Kamay spears to traditional owners, 252 years after they were stolen.
Revolving door risk in tougher bail for young offenders
Proposed laws that would likely put Queensland children in detention may increase the risk of reoffending and not improve safety, an inquiry has been told.
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Premier acts on Torres Strait cost-of-living summit
A Torres Strait Islands cost-of-living summit looking at how to ease soaring basic food prices, particularly on outer islands, will be held on March 20.
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North Qld mayors urge holistic approach to youth crime
A Far North Queensland mayor says children as young as eight are out late at night because they're unsafe at home as the state weighs harsher youth laws.
Fears of unrest after Kumanjayi’s death questioned
Police were not informed that an Indigenous teenager who left an alcohol rehabilitation unit wanted to return, an inquest into his shooting death has heard.
Indigenous voice failure ‘unthinkable’, says Liberal MP
A senior Liberal MP says there is scope for co-operation with Labor on a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice, but the focus must be on outcomes.
Qld youth justice reforms ‘would cause more crime’
Top Queensland legal bodies have criticised the lack of consultation on the Palaszczuk government's youth justice bill, saying it's likely to cause more crime.
Native title claim for Torres Strait islands decided
Native title over Torres Strait islands Warral and Ului is shared by the Badulgal and Mualgal peoples but not the Kaurareg group, the Federal Court says.
Kumanjayi arrest unsound and unsafe, senior cop says
A senior police officer has told the Kumanjayi Walker inquest that a special unit deviated from a plan to arrest him and it should have used different tactics.
Rolfe trying to pervert course of justice, lawyers say
Lawyers for the NT Police have told an inquest into the death of Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker the officer who shot him is trying to intimidate witnesses.
Opposition labels referendum a ‘vanity project’ for PM
The voice to parliament is a "re-election vanity project" for the prime minister who won't detail how the body will work, the deputy opposition leader says.