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Indigenous kids in focus for 'broken' care system probe
The gross over-representation of Indigenous children in out-of-home care will fo...
Savannah Meacham 23 Jul 2025
Kids being kept in Queensland cells with adults for weeks
Some incarcerated children are spending weeks alongside adults in a cell with a...
Savannah Meacham 17 Feb 2025
Indigenous teen drowned fleeing with brother from cops
An Indigenous teen drowned as a "tragic consequence" of following his brother in...
Savannah Meacham 16 Dec 2024
Premier stands by decision to axe truth-telling inquiry
The nation's newest state premier has defended the decision to scrap a truth-tel...
Savannah Meacham 29 Nov 2024
Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death
An Indigenous man died after he was repeatedly tasered during an arrest and was...
Savannah Meacham 22 Nov 2024
High Court lets Indigenous woman pursue abuse damages

An Aboriginal woman's bid to seek damages over alleged abuse while in forced state care is back on track after a High Court ruling. Joanne Willmot, 70, had tried to sue the Queensland government for a...

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Savannah Meacham Nov 13, 2024
Indigenous artefacts to return home from Canadian museum

Indigenous artefacts held in a Canadian museum will return to Queensland communities in a historic move towards healing. The state government reached an agreement with the Museum of Vancouver to begin...

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Savannah Meacham Jul 31, 2024
Mayor charged with domestic violence offences

A Queensland mayor is in custody after being charged with multiple domestic violence offences. Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council Mayor Wayne William Butcher was arrested following an alleged ass...

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Savannah Meacham Jul 3, 2024
Grocer monopoly price-gouging Torres Strait Islanders

Torres Strait Islanders are paying 170 per cent more for supermarket products than some regional Queenslanders, an inquiry has heard. The state parliamentary inquiry into supermarket pricing on Friday...

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Savannah Meacham May 6, 2024
After 25 years, birthing suite available for mothers in far north Queensland

Expectant mums in Queensland's far north have been forced to travel more than 800km to the nearest birthing suite for more than two decades. For 25 years, women in Queensland's Cape York Peninsula hav...

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Savannah Meacham Apr 28, 2024

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