Australia

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The Queensland government has signed an agreement to meet with the state's 17 First Nations councils once a year.

Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council Mayor Alf Lacey said the accord would give Indigenous mayors a "seat at the table".

The government has denied the agreement is akin to the failed federal Voice to Parliament.

Fuck the IPA. They know they're lying, but they don't care

Fuck the evil cunts who bankroll them too. With a wire brush.

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Legal services and affordable housing bodies say the NT, where 50 per cent of the population rents, has the worst tenancy laws in the country.

The territory is one of just two jurisdictions in Australia in which no-grounds evictions are still legal and there are no minimum standards for rental houses.

What's next?

Property specialists say better protections for renters and a bigger supply of social and affordable housing are needed to address the issue.

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Ricki Nash has demanded the man known only as Mercury explain his confession to killing Cheryl Grimmer or face having his identity revealed.

The deadline is midnight Wednesday, with NSW MLC Jeremy Buckingham offering to read the full confession under parliamentary privilege.

What's next?

A volunteer group says it will have soil samples from a search site independently tested.

As summer comes, what’s the general consensus on going shoes off down the streets, into the servo, quick hop out of the car?

I feel it’s mostly relegated to a coastal town thing these days, but you still see some brave people in the city.