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• NT: IT has been 50 years since the iconic passing of soil from the hands of the prime minister to a Gurindji Elder – a moment that paved the way for land rights.
• WA: TRADITIONAL Owner Mardathoonera woman Raelene Cooper, who launched a legal bid to compel the government to consider a cultural heritage application to protect ancient rock art on her Country, says she’s thrilled to finally have the matter heard in court.
• QLD: A MAN charged with murdering “beautiful soul” Trevor Doyle in a suburban park will remain behind bars. The 29-year-old Indigenous man was found, deceased, on a footpath at Reserve Park at Slacks Creek, south of Brisbane, on Wednesday morning, 13 August, by a local resident.
• NSW: THE Fire to Flourish five-year program has been “transformative” for many communities in Eurobodalla Shire on Yuin Country. It has shown that small amounts of money can have a big impact when Indigenous voices are honoured and amplified.
• TSI: IN a landmark achievement in Australia’s far north, the Torres Strait region welcomes its most diverse fisheries advisory body to date – formed through a historic, community-led process.
IN SPORT
• QLD: LARRAKIA Country will once again host one of the most highly anticipated events on the AFLW’s calendar as the Dreamtime in Darwin match returns to TIO Stadium this Friday night.
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