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Indigenous students gathered in Canberra to empower youth

Indigenous students from across the country recently gathered in Canberra for a leadership program to empower young people to take an active role in representing their communities. The Work Exposure in Government Program brought together 55 students to Parliament House to provide hands-on experience and exposure to job opportunities. Program Facilitator Dany O’Niell says it …

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“The message was clear”- senator Lidia Thorpe on confronting King Charles

Last week, Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe made global headlines after disrupting King Charle’s visit to Parliament House. Senator Thorpe, a Gurnai, Gunditjmara and Djab-Wurrung woman, was removed from the ceremony in Parliament House’s Great Hall, as she shouted phrases like ‘you’re not my king’ and ‘give us our land back,’ at the Monarch. While some …

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