Revered Aboriginal rights activist Lowitja O’Donoghue has died aged 91, surrounded by family. The Yankunytatjara woman and former Australian of the Year championed the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. In a statement, her family said she died peacefully on Kaurna Country in Adelaide. “Our Aunty and NanaContinue Reading
John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart, the eldest children of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, have shown up to Western Australia’s Supreme Court in person as their lawyer begins his closing address. The lengthy legal battle, which began in July, involves several parties claiming a share of iron ore mining royalties ownedContinue Reading
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has stressed that voting multiple times in the Voice referendum is an offence, after an X post on Tuesday went viral with some No supporters claiming the federal agency was encouraging double voting. The AEC’s post on X, which has been viewed nearly 700,000 timesContinue Reading
Amnesty International has raised alarm over the industrial mining of cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries, detailing a string of ugly human rights offences related to the ongoing demand for electric vehicles and smartphones. In a newly released report titled Powering Change or Business as Usual?, Amnesty International and theContinue Reading
Australians are losing upwards of tens of millions of dollars per year due to a vicious loophole in the super system which is leaving people up to $50k worse off when they leave work, a finance expert has warned. Director of Super Consumers Australia Xavier O‘Halloran duplicate accounts were aContinue Reading
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is reportedly safe as leader ahead of the 2024 state election, with her cabinet throwing their full support behind her as she remains on holiday in Italy. Her position in power has even led to Sportsbet asking punters whether she’ll remain as leader of the QueenslandContinue Reading
A new sex-work model would attack the men who buy sex but protect the women who sell it in a move to push one state away from its legacy of full criminalisation. The Bill, introduced by South Australian Upper House Liberal leader Nicola Centofanti, would make the purchase of sexContinue Reading
Animal activists have claimed that the Australian sheep are being mistreated overseas, defying government regulations to keep supply chains clean from abuse. Lawyer for Animals Australia Shatha Hamade journeyed to Oman in May for a “six-week operation” to capture footage of Australian sheep who she says are suffering in localContinue Reading
Senior Liberal senator Michaelia Cash has written to the Prime Minister demanding an apology and a retraction of a comment he made in Question Time that invoked apartheid. As Mr Albanese and his government face a barrage of questions from the Coalition about the Voice to parliament, he on TuesdayContinue Reading
Departing Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and his husband have sold their ritzy home in Sydney’s up market north shore neighbourhood of Mosman. The property, which was sold for an undisclosed prize, changed hands on July 27, a few days ahead of its campaign close on August 2. While it wasContinue Reading