Indigenous justice
‘She always hoped for a better life’: Indigenous mother found dead in Melbourne’s east
A man has been arrested in relation to the death of Belinda Nicholls, after her body was found at a house in Bayswater.
- Angus Delaney and Alexander Darling
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Neo-Nazi chants at anti-immigration rally, Invasion Day protest draws thousands
Chants of “white man fight back” were taken up by the March for Australia crowd. Across the CBD, Indigenous protesters directed their ire towards Pauline Hanson.
- Patrick Begley, Amber Schultz and Jessica McSweeney
Police search powers were invalid and unlawful, Federal Court rules
The court agreed with a challenge by the Human Rights Law Centre that Victoria Police erroneously declared Melbourne CBD a ‘designated area’.
- Rachel Eddie and Lachlan Abbott
Timme, hanged in Melbourne in 1842, rides a canoe home in spirit
Timme, also known as Maulboyheenner, was hanged, aged 27, in Melbourne. More than 180 years later, his spirit has returned to the place of his birth in Tasmania.
- Tony Wright
Police warn protesters not to march as ban extension looms
Tensions are building between police and demonstrators ahead of planned rallies in Sydney on Friday and Sunday.
- Jack Gramenz
Travis Lovett to pull on his long-distance truth-telling shoes again
The former Yoorook Justice Commission deputy plans to walk from Melbourne to Canberra to ask the prime minister to establish a national truth-telling process.
- Tony Wright
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Australia’s first treaty sealed by handprints on kangaroo skin
Victoria’s treaty is given a wildly enthusiastic welcome by First Nations people at a cultural celebration in Melbourne.
- Tony Wright
Mixing pride and sorrow, Victoria says sorry to First Peoples
In emotional scenes, Premier Jacinta Allan has used her apology to First Peoples to vow that Treaty will not be a mere gesture.
- Kieran Rooney
Victorian Premier delivers apology to Aboriginal people
Premier Jacinta Allan has formally apologised to Victoria's First Peoples for the impact of colonisation.
Queensland (and everyone else) reject call to weaken bail laws
The nation’s attorneys-general met today in Brisbane before the release of a report recommending nationwide bail law changes.
- Julius Dennis