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- Angus Taylor elected new leader of the Liberal Party, after winning a spill motion
- Advocates call for urgent action on Indigenous deaths in custody
- Australia's Kookaburras secure their second win of the FIH Pro League Hobart block
Angus Taylor has replaced Sussan Ley as the leader of the opposition after a Liberal Party leadership spill motion saw Mr Taylor secure a decisive 34-17 majority.
Jane Hume emerged as the winner of the deputy leadership ballot, winning against incumbent Ted O'Brien.
It's a new leadership team, but Angus Taylor and Jane Hume have both been ministers in Coalition governments.
In his first post on social media after the vote, Mr Taylor says he's honoured to lead the party.
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Sussan Ley has announced she is quitting politics after she was toppled as leader of the Liberal party.
Her resignation will trigger a by-election in her seat of Farrer, New South Wales.
Addressing a party still facing scrutiny over the way it treats women, she said she is grateful she had the opportunity to be the Liberal Party's first female leader.
"When something ends in sadness, don't dwell on the disappointment. Be grateful that you had it at all. So today I want to express gratitude to the Liberal Party that I have belonged to and loved for more than half of my adult life, to the party room that elected me as their leader nine months ago, and to the Parliament of Australia that has been the most extraordinary workplace for 25 years."
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The group representing 80 Aboriginal community-controlled representative organisations says local networks are key to Closing the Gap.
Of the 19 Closing the Gap targets, four are on track to be completed, with a further six improving.
In his annual Closing the Gap speech to parliament, Anthony Albanese says the federal government is determined to achieve the targets.
He has announced extra funding for services like the 24-hour Indigenous crisis support hotline 13YARN.
The deputy co-covenor of Coalition of Peaks, Scott Wilson, says the support is welcome and the effort to improve outcomes must continue.
"We welcome the further investments that were announced that by the prime minister in the House of Reps in employment, food security and access to mental health services. They are not abstract policy areas. They go directly to whether our people can live with dignity, stability and hope."
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The Aboriginal Legal Service in New South Wales and the ACT is calling for more action on Indigenous deaths in custody.
Nadine Miles, from the Aboriginal Legal Service in New South Wales and the ACT, says data shows more Indigenous deaths in custody have been recorded this year, on top of last year's record-high number.
Aboriginal people now make up over a third of adults in New South Wales prisons.
Ms Miles says the high incarceration rate and tough-on-crime policies are diverting the focus from strategies like prevention and investing in frontline and local Aboriginal services.
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The powerful reach of radio is being celebrated on World Radio Day.
One broadcaster who loves the medium is Sagar Mehrotra who has spent the past 22 years of his career at Indian Link Radio.
He told SBS Hindi, radio is even more powerful today because of the use of the internet which enables content to reach even more people through digital platforms.
"Radio is a product that can reach to millions and gazillions. TV, you can't have it in your car, TV, you can't have it in while in the air. But radio is something that if you have the slightest internet connection these days, you have the reach. You have that facility not just to listen but to interact, TV doesn't give you that."
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To sport and in hockey, Australia's Kookaburras have secured their second win of the FIH Pro League Hobart block against Germany, defeating the visitors 3–0 in Tasmania.
It was a disciplined start from Australia, who absorbed early German pressure before building momentum through strong defensive structure and controlled possession.
With back-to-back wins on home soil, the Kookaburras now turn their attention to a Friday night clash against Pakistan.
