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First Nations communities, families and allies turned out on 26 January to rally for justice and celebrate survival ...

She had entered end-of-life care and I relied on my car to get to her, but it hadn’t returned the licence ...

Freelands Foundation will give £100,000 to three projects every year ‘against the backdrop of 15 years of cuts’ ...

Makoko’s waterfront stilt settlements were razed with little warning amid government claims that the move was essential for sanitation and security ...

The distractions of daily life can make writing a book a frustrating task, so I sought boltholes offering creative support and solitude in inspiring landscapes ...

A second US citizen has been shot dead by federal officials in Minneapolis in less than three weeks – and the Trump narrative still doesn’t tally with videos from the scene ...

Anti-immigration protesters clashed with First Nations people and supporters in Melbourne and Canberra, at otherwise peaceful rallies ...

The cap, which Bradman wore in his final home Test series, had been ‘hidden for 75 years’ ...

Despite living on an island, David Warr avoided the water for five decades – until a swimming teacher made the link between his fear and a childhood trauma ...

After arresting political opponents, banning the most popular party and using violence to crush dissent, the military’s proxy is on course to win by a landslide ...

As I took a marsh boat through the Norfolk swamps, lapwings and golden plover circled round and mallard rose from the plashes ...