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Queensland to repeal diversity quotas for Brisbane Olympics board

Exclusive: State plans to remove requirement that half of nominated directors are women and at least one independent director is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

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Queensland university apologises for ‘hurt’ and ‘offence’ caused at anti-racism event

Parliamentary inquiry into antisemitism on university campuses hears Carumba Institute’s national symposium attracted criticism over alleged ‘anti-Jewish’ speakers

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Song marks moment in history as truth-telling begins

As Queensland's Truth and Healing inquiry is about to begin, acclaimed musician Uncle Joe Geia has marked historical moments with a musical oration.

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Cops slammed for letting kids pretend to be criminals

Police liaison officers have been accused of letting kids pretend to be criminals in a paddy wagon at a NAIDOC event in Brisbane before the vehicle was removed.

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Friday essay: Rai Gaita and the moral power of conversation

Ever since the University of Melbourne took from us Rai Gaita’s public lecture series we have been going to Rai’s house in St Kilda to talk. Not regularly, life is too much for that, whenever we can though.

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Why mob are staying silent on the Indigenous voice to parliament

There is a very real demonisation of Blackfullas who dare answer the question of yes with a no, as though it is we who are betraying our people

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What does it mean to play sport on First Nations land? Ellen van Neerven explores sovereignty and survival on the sporting field

This is not a beautifully written book about decolonising Australian sport. This is an ugly book that was born of the ugly language I grew up hearing in this country. This book is me scratching my way out of the scrap of the schoolyard, just trying to stay alive.

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Reconciliation Australia's barometer report shows greater levels of racism than 2020, rise in support for treaty

Reconciliation Australia has released the biennial Barometer report, which takes the temperature of relationships between First Nations people and the broader community.

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Leaked audio reveals cultural problems in Queensland police force, human rights commissioner says

Scott McDougall calls for independent scrutiny of police after recordings reveal racist and violent language at Brisbane watch house

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Woman at centre of Hawthorn racism review will not participate in AFL investigation, 'refusing to consent to silencing tactics'

The lawyer for a woman at the centre of the Hawthorn cultural safety review says his client will not participate in the AFL's investigation, saying she is "refusing to consent to the silencing tactics of the AFL".

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Staunch or stubborn? Lidia Thorpe on the voice, the treaty and real power

The Greens senator has faced criticism over her lacklustre support for an Indigenous voice to parliament but she remains resolute

The Guardian - AU

Racism, rapes and the increasing pressure on Queensland’s police commissioner

Police accountability is now a front page issue, due to an inquiry in which dozens of cases have been raised with Katarina Carroll

The Guardian - AU

Calls for broader investigation of Queensland Police Service after inquiry hears evidence of sexism and racism

A human rights activist calls for further probes of Queensland police culture and "a huge vacuum clean out" of the service.

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Queensland Literary awards: winners list reflects ‘a moment of change for the nation’

Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Chelsea Watego, Claire G. Coleman and Quentin Beresford among those recognised by the judges

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‘Where is the evidence?’: critics take aim at NT judge who says antiracism is becoming ‘a religion’

Opponents say it is ‘surprising’ for Judith Kelly to claim that ‘on the whole, modern Australian society is not racist’, in speech on Indigenous domestic violence

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Queensland police who arrested author Chelsea Watego did not also approach ‘aggressive white man’ at scene, tribunal hears

Indigenous academic alleges treatment by two officers during 2018 arrest amounted to unlawful discrimination on basis of her race, a claim the officers and state government denies

The Guardian - AU

Queensland author Chelsea Watego launches racial discrimination case over 2018 arrest

State of Queensland tells tribunal the arrest was lawful, reasonable and proportionate and there is no evidence to support a claim of unlawful discrimination

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Three lawyers speak out with allegations of racism inside Legal Aid

The government-funded Legal Aid agency in NSW has been accused of racism and discrimination by a number of its own employees.

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Controversies, epiphanies and the case against Canva: highlights from Sydney writers’ festival

Coinciding with the federal election, this year’s festival buzzed with big ideas about politics, hope and writing. Here are 10 things we learned

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Stella Prize won by young First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen for her provocative debut collection Dropbear

For its 10th anniversary, the Stella Prize has been won by young First Nations poet Evelyn Araluen — in the first year that poetry has been eligible.

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