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Coroner orders fresh search into Kowanyama woman's disappearance

Queensland Police will undertake fresh searches and excavations to find Allison Neridine Bernard, who went missing in 2013.
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Family 'still looking for answers' as Allison Bernard inquest continues

The mother of two was last seen one evening in 2013 after she left a tavern in Coen, Far North Queensland
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'Blunt' scissors could not have killed, Rolfe trial told

Expert testimony has rejected the claim that scissors used by Kumanjayi Walker could have been lethal, while the final IRT member also to took the stands
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'He was never going to use it': body-cam vision of 'axe incident' released

The confronting footage depicts an incident three days before Kumanjayi Walker was shot dead by Constable Zachary Rolfe. The police officer has pleaded not guilty...
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'Axe incident' examined as NT court releases images of Rolfe injury

Days before Zachary Rolfe shot and killed a Warlpiri teenager who stabbed him in the shoulder with scissors, the deceased had threatened two other officers with...
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Critical food shortage hits COVID and flood-affected Central Desert

There's calls for an emergency air drop into Alice Springs to boost dwindling supplies for Aboriginal communities and town camps caught between a COVID outbreak...
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'Jedda' star and activist Rosalie Kunoth-Monks dies aged 85

The family of Rosalie Kunoth-Monks have paid tribute to the Arrernte and Anmatjere woman who dedicated her life to the fight for Aboriginal justice and equality.

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From the Kimberly to the COVID front line, young Aboriginal digger answers the call

When the COVID-19 virus began its relentless march through the Northern Territory the Australian Defence Force was called up to help halt its advance, among the...
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'Should've happened days ago': snap lockdown hits Tennant Creek

The CEO of the Aboriginal Health Service in Tennant Creek says today's decision should have happened after positive waste water was detected last Sunday .
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New records, gold medals and racism: Percy Hobson on becoming the first Indigenous person to win gold

For all his humble demeanour and intense shyness, Percy Hobson’s sporting career and achievements are more than worthy of attention.
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Electronic devices will be used to track COVID-19 cases in WA

Western Australia is ramping up its efforts to stop isolation breaches and keep the community safe during the COVID pandemic.
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WA's corruption watchdog slammed for not taking complaints about police

Aboriginal legal advocates have called for a revamp of investigations into police misconduct in Western Australia, including police no longer investigating...
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Man sentenced for killing Aboriginal mother hours after meeting

A West Australian man will serve at least six years in prison for killing a mother-of-one last March. He initially told police an Indigenous person broke into his...
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The West publishes front page apology, dumps cartoon from print run

The newspaper's editor-in-chief Anthony De Ceglie apologised for 'any hurt' caused by the racist cartoon strip while announcing that it will be dropped from...
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The West Australian newspaper apologises for racist comic strip

A character in a comic strip published in Monday's newspaper used a racial slur to describe an Aboriginal character.
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New family violence laws introduced in WA after heroic case of abuse survivor Jody Gore

The WA government passes new laws which will increase protections for victims of family and domestic violence and ensure that perpetrators are held accountable.
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WA native title case to rival Timber Creek and Mabo cases

Tjiwarl TO's say they have lost significant cultural sites that formed part of rituals, custom and the dreaming through the destruction and damage to land caused...
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Indigenous teen handcuffed and slammed to the ground by WA officers caught on CCTV

A human rights expert says WA police misused force during an incident in 2018 that involved a handcuffed Indigenous teen being slammed to the ground. ...
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Yamatji Nation hold Black Lives Matter rally as Ms Dhu’s family welcomes fine default reforms

A peaceful protest was held in Geraldton the day after the Western Australian government passed reforms to the state’s fine default laws, a change prompted by the...
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'Unpaid fines should not be a death sentence': Advocates welcome WA law reforms

A number of advocates welcome the state's fine default reform bill, but say the next step is to have fines income-tested.
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Rio Tinto responds to allegations they’re ‘not sorry’ for Juukan Gorge destruction

Rio Tinto's head of iron ore says the company is actually "very sorry" despite reports he previously told employees the company hadn't technically apologised for...
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WA fine default laws finally pass through parliament

The WA fine default law reform bill passed through the state parliament's upper house overnight and the McGowan government hopes the amendments will contribute to...
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