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What is the treaty principles bill and why is it causing controversy in New Zealand?

Bill introduced in parliament this week wants to reinterpret Treaty of Waitangi, which upholds Māori rights

The Guardian - AU

Controversial bill to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document reaches parliament

The widely criticised bill aims to redefine Treaty of Waitangi principles that guide relations between Maori and ruling authorities

The Guardian - AU

Pair admit targeting Crown of Scotland and Stone of Destiny in poverty protest

A glass cabinet was damaged during the incident at Edinburgh Castle last November.

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Crown warned as staff get paid for lost long service

Workers have recouped more than $500,000 in lost long service leave entitlements after an investigation into Crown uncovered hundreds of underpayments.

AAP

If Australians knew the whole truth about Indigenous history, Lidia Thorpe’s royal outburst would not have been a shock

Resistance to colonisation has rarely been polite. The senator asked questions Aboriginal people are still waiting – after two centuries – to get the answers to

The Guardian - AU

Social media race hate trial adjourned for medical reasons

Jurors are considering allegations that Mark Heath stirred up racial hatred by publishing posts on X before and after the Southport attacks.

Evening Standard

‘You are not my king’ – Australian senator accuses King of ‘genocide’

Lidia Thorpe, who campaigns on First Nations issues, disrupted Charles’s welcome to the capital Canberra with her outburst.

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Keir Starmer intervenes to support King after Australia protest

KEIR Starmer has intervened to praise King Charles after the monarch was heckled by an anti-royals senator in the Australian parliament ...

The National (Scotland)

Two major Gold Creek developments knocked back

Plans included a hotel and 700 homes.

The Canberra Times

Crown fined $2 million over self-exclusion breaches

Crown Melbourne has been fined $2 million over self-exclusion breaches but the regulator has accepted the failures weren't deliberate or reckless.

AAP

Devolving Crown Estate to Scotland was ‘mistake’ says ex-top Treasury official

DEVOLVING the Crown Estate to Scotland was “a mistake”, according to a former permanent secretary to the Treasury ...

The National (Scotland)

No further action to be taken on human trafficking charges against Stagecoach founder

No further action will be taken against a bus company tycoon who was charged with human trafficking offences, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal…

The National (Scotland)

Tobias Menzies: ‘Sometimes I feel like I could use an extra layer or two of skin’

The star of ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Catastrophe’ and ‘The Crown’ is leading a new play inspired by ‘Antigone’. He tells Ellie Harrison about the importance of theatre in an increasingly digital world, wanting to have a tougher exterior, and filming with Brad Pitt

The Independent UK

Scotland's 'treasure find' laws could change following calls for an 'overhaul'

SCOTLAND’S existing law on treasure finds has been recommended to be “overhauled” to keep up with the higher number of discoveries in recent…

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We curated a podcast playlist for you: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On Sept. 30, Canada will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Formerly known as Orange Shirt Day, the now federal statutory day honours generations of Indigenous survivors, families and communities impacted by Canada’s residential school system and remembers the children who never returned home. It’s also a good…

The Guardian - AU

The murder trial that captivated New Zealand

Philip Polkinghorne found not guilty of killing his wife in a case that has attracted huge interest amid claims of drug use and infidelity

The Conversation

Blowing the dust off NZ’s ‘founding documents’ reveals the hold they still have on today’s Treaty debate

There is power in paper. Anyone who denies the potency of history’s dusty documents needs only look at the current incendiary debates over proposed legislation tackling the “principles” of the Treaty of Waitangi.

AAP

Star poaches Crown boss as it offloads Treasury site

A chief executive has been named for troubled operator Star Entertainment's Gold Coast casino as it battles for fresh financing for its new Brisbane project.

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Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny

ACT Party leader David Seymour has said the goal of his Treaty Principles Bill is to stimulate an overdue conversation on te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi. At that level at least he has succeeded.

The Conversation

‘Room for everyone’: how Kīngi Tūheitia’s message of unity offered an alternative to divisive Treaty politics

The numbers attending the tangihanga for Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII attest not only to the enduring significance of the Kīngitanga movement, but also to its political relevance at this point in Aotearoa New Zealand’s history.

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The 13 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Gojira, Zeal & Ardor and Charlotte Wessels are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

The Conversation

Outdated and imprecise: why it’s time we retired the term ‘race relations’

There’s a term that crops up whenever Aotearoa New Zealand’s political debates turn to the Treaty of Waitangi and its contemporary relevance: “race relations”.

AAP

Drug dealer accused of killing debtor in home invasion

Prosecutors have argued drug dealer Bahra Youseff broke into a western Sydney home and killed Adnan Salameh over a debt in November 2020.

The Guardian - AU

Amber Haigh murder trial hears police blinded by ‘presumption of guilt’ against Geeveses

Defence counsel makes closing submissions to two-month trial in supreme court in Wagga Wagga

The Independent UK

Betty Prashker, publisher of the feminist classics 'Sexual Politics' and 'Backlash,' dies at age 99

Betty Prashker, a pioneering editor of the 20th century who as one of the first women with the power to acquire books published such classics as Kate Millett’s “Sexual Politics” and Susan Faludi’s “Backlash,” died July 30 at age 99

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