The Mabo decision was handed down by the High Court on this historic day in 1992, rejecting terra nullius and recognising Native Title existed for all First Nations Peoples.
Here is a demonstration of why an Indigenous Voice must be guaranteed by the constitution.
As it stands, the parties engage in a political contest about us, without us, to win over the mostly non-Indigenous voters.
& it all ends up in a screaming mess.
We can do better. #Yes23
This brave brave wonderful woman, Kathleen Madwick, found her beautiful beloved 22-year-old son after he had hung himself.
She subsequently sent this email to Stuart Robert, and received no response.
She also wrote to Scott Morrison, and received no response.
#RobodebtRC
Yes. Class warfare apparently is when you take away a benefit from a multi millionaire. But it’s not class warfare to illegally take back money from the lowest paid that they don’t owe. #robodebt
Jeannie-Marie Blake, a frontline worker for Centrelink:
"I became a conduit for what we now know is an unlawful policy. But I was the one at the frontline being forced to deliver that to people with no care from management...I was told: 'do the work, or go.'"
#RobodebtRC
The UN, the International Energy Agency, the IPCC, have all said there can be no new coal, gas & oil projects (unabated) to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. I wish this could be reported in relation to the climate science, not just the politics. https://t.co/AGYw22fUxa
In 20 years of reporting, including sitting through the Roberts-Smith case, the Victorian coroner’s findings about Veronica Nelson’s preventable death is the most gut wrenching and electrifying delivery of justice from a judge I’ve ever witnessed. What a powerful call for change
McDonalds waiter sets a plate of nuggets in front of a woman and says "From the gentleman" and points to me standing outside in the rain with a horrifyingly blank stare