When racism is so entrenched in Australia, could paying lip service to multiculturalism do more harm than good? | Anhaar Kareem
By Anhaar Kareem

Much of the rhetoric encouraging us to have empathy for immigrants is conditional on what they bring to Australia, writes university student <strong>Anhaar Kareem</strong>

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/28/racism-entrenched-in-australia-multiculturalism-lip-service-ntwnfb

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When racism is so entrenched in Australia, could paying lip service to multiculturalism do more harm than good?

Much of the rhetoric encouraging us to have empathy for immigrants is conditional on what they bring to Australia, writes university student Anhaar Kareem

The Guardian

Is the Northern Territory a ‘mini Trump-style government’?
By Lisa Cox and Douglas Smith

The CLP’s ‘tough on crime’, pro-development agenda brings sweeping changes, which advocates say cut the NT’s most vulnerable out of the conversation

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/28/northern-territory-clp-country-liberal-party-lia-finocchiaro-mini-trump-style-government-australia-ntwnfb

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Is the Northern Territory a ‘mini Trump-style government’?

The CLP’s ‘tough on crime’, pro-development agenda brings sweeping changes, which advocates say cut the NT’s most vulnerable out of the conversation

The Guardian
When racism is so entrenched in Australia, could paying lip service to multiculturalism do more harm than good?

Much of the rhetoric encouraging us to have empathy for immigrants is conditional on what they bring to Australia, writes university student Anhaar Kareem

The Guardian

'Special place' portraits capture essence of aunties and their stories
By Astrid Volzke and Rosemary Murphy

A photography exhibition in Albany shares the stories of Menang elders, who often have been overlooked in history.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-27/albany-portrait-exhibition-showcases-stories-of-menang-elders/106814510

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'Special place' portraits capture essence of aunties and their stories

A photography exhibition in Albany shares the stories of Menang elders, who often have been overlooked in history.

First Nations midwifery program leads to healthier babies
By Andi Yu

First Nations babies born through a midwifery program offered at three Melbourne hospitals are more likely to be full term and a healthy weight, a study has found.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-27/first-nations-babies-midwifery-program-results-melbourne/106840152

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First Nations midwifery program leads to healthier babies

First Nations babies born through a midwifery program offered at three Melbourne hospitals are more likely to be full term and a healthy weight, a study has found.

Help to get Indigenous groups 'out of poverty trap' absent in NSW budget
By Nakari Thorpe

There have been three state budgets since the failed Voice referendum in October 2023, and this year marked the fourth for the Minns Labor government.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-27/nsw-budget-missed-opportunity-for-indigenous-communities/106848490

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Help to get Indigenous groups 'out of poverty trap' absent in NSW budget

There have been three state budgets since the failed Voice referendum in October 2023, and this year marked the fourth for the Minns Labor government.

Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland
By Ben Smee

The LNP’s unapologetic moves on crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/27/joh-bjelke-petersen-queensland-politics-ntwnfb

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Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland

The LNP’s unapologetic moves on Indigenous issues, crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone

The Guardian
Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland

The LNP’s unapologetic moves on Indigenous issues, crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and gone

The Guardian

South Australia's First Nations Voice to Parliament reforms revealed
By Thomas Kelsall and Eugene Boisvert

South Australia's First Nations Voice to Parliament reforms are being revealed.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-26/voice-head-calls-for-more-funding-while-demonstrating-successes/106846640

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South Australia's First Nations Voice to Parliament reforms revealed

South Australia's First Nations Voice to Parliament reforms are being revealed.

'Everybody is equal at the table': Inside the ACT's Circle Sentencing court
By Elizabeth Byrne

A pilot program allowing First Nations offenders to be sentenced by magistrates sitting alongside elders in the ACT Supreme Court secures funding for another three years.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/act-extends-indigenous-circle-sentencing-trial/106839358

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ACT's Indigenous Circle Sentencing program set to continue

A pilot program allowing First Nations offenders to be sentenced by magistrates sitting alongside elders in the ACT Supreme Court secures funding for another three years.