Historical issues for Indigenous Australians were laid out on Q+A on Monday night by audience member and Wiradjuri man Paul Towney, before Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe said Indigenous Australians were sick of asking the government for handouts. Key points: Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe continued to campaign for treaty not the Voice She was challenged by Labor Minister Malarndirri McCarthy over …
Some of New South Wales's top-ranking cops have made their way an inaugural gay and lesbian police conference at Broken Hill. Key points: Officers who identify as LGBTQIA+ gave their feedback and suggestions to some of the state's highest ranking officers GLLOs say they are seeing a "big shift" in attitudes in the force and the community Acting Assistant Commissioner …
Kamilaroi man and Deadly Science founder Corey Tutt can source his passion for science to a book about Australian reptiles given to him by his grandfather. Seven-year-old Wiradjuri and Palawa kid Penelope Towney received one of the book packs and "couldn't put it down." "Even gave them Wiradjuri names I'd learned like 'Gurulgun' which means very small legs and 'Dubu' …
The federal government has been accused of "treachery" over its response to an outbreak in NSW which has left hundreds of Aboriginal people battling COVID-19. Key points: An epidemiologist says the number of Indigenous COVID cases could hit 1,000 this week Aboriginal healthcare workers around Australia are monitoring the crisis in New South Wales Regional NSW services say they are …