Art world mourns death of 'superstar' Aboriginal artist (www.abc.net.au)
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of a person who has died.
Dutton threatens to pull Australia from [international] criminal court (www.aap.com.au)
Mr Dutton says the Albanese government should pressure the court “to make sure that they reverse this terrible decision”....
Three Australians in intensive care in Thai hospitals as more Singapore Airlines passengers begin journeys home (www.abc.net.au)
Not quite Australia, but I thought it was worth sharing anyway
[Australia's] First ever human case of bird flu detected in Victorian child returning to Australia (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Bird flu or avian influenza has been detected in a Victorian child after they returned from overseas....
Bird flu detected at Vic poultry farm - strain not confirmed yet (www.abc.net.au)
Fingers crossed its not H5N1.
Two by Two sect survivors wait years to access National Redress Scheme (www.abc.net.au)
No increase to base jobseeker rate in budget means Centrelink payment remains below poverty line (www.theguardian.com)
(I originally posted this in c/Australia, but I realised this is essentially just another take on an ABC article that was posted a week ago so moved it here)
Senate condemns 'from the river to the sea' chant after Labor MP broke ranks (www.sbs.com.au)
'From the river to the sea': Labor senator breaks ranks to accuse Israel of genocide (www.sbs.com.au)
She directly addressed Albanese: “I ask our prime minister and our fellow parliamentarians, how many international rights laws must Israel break for us to say enough? What is the magic number? How many mass graves need to be uncovered before we say enough? How many images of bloody limbs of murdered children must we see?”...
Families face 'loss, guilt and anger' as they deal with a genetic disease that has no cure or treatment (www.abc.net.au)
Mortgage lender Firstmac suffers cyberattack, customer data including driver's license numbers and banking details leaked (www.abc.net.au)
David McBride: former army lawyer sentenced to five years for stealing and leaking Afghanistan war documents (www.theguardian.com)
Complete bullshit. Regimes that punish whistleblowers harder than war criminals reveal themselves as dreaming of tyranny....
Australian man says border force made him hand over phone passcode by threatening to keep device indefinitely (www.theguardian.com)
Homeless family says farmer exploited them for labour after 4,000km cross-country journey (www.abc.net.au)
Government moves to fund students on university placements for teaching, nursing and social work (www.abc.net.au)
Fucking finally, but it’s disappointing it isn’t more.
HECS indexation to be overhauled in budget with $3 billion in student debt 'wiped out' (www.abc.net.au)
Student debts will be lowered for more than three million Australians under reforms designed to stop HECS loans growing faster than wages....
Bonza staff queue at Centrelink for emergency payments as airline administrators confirm April wages will not be paid (www.abc.net.au)
Federal government commits $160 million for creation of national firearms register (www.abc.net.au)
In short: The federal government has committed $160 million to implement a national firearms register after state and territory leaders agreed to the idea last year....
Sydney man wrongly named as Bondi Junction stabbings murderer settles defamation claim with Seven (www.theguardian.com)
Bondi Junction attacker's interactions with Queensland Police 'forensically' examined amid debate over stop-and-search laws (www.abc.net.au)
QLD Premier Steven Miles said the attack gives “added weight” to the argument to expand police stop and search powers....
Man in custody, four people injured in alleged stabbing incident at Sydney church (www.abc.net.au)
Gilmour Space's Eris rocket to ignite crowds at Abbot Point's new Bowen Orbital Spaceport launch pad (www.abc.net.au)
Australia’s first locally made orbital rocket is poised to blast off from a small north Queensland town next month....
Details of defence deal with Israel kept under wraps to protect Australia's 'reputation' (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Australia’s Defence department has refused to publicly release a copy of the deal struck with Israel on defence industry cooperation because it “could harm Australia’s international standing and reputation”....
Union calls for [Federation University] leaders to resign over large-scale redundancy plans (www.abc.net.au)
In short: Federation University plans to make 12 per cent of its workforce redundant by September....