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Treaty's value questioned by Indigenous elders, but recognition of Australia's first people important

This year's NAIDOC Week theme is Voice. Treaty. Truth. But the truth is that many Indigenous people feel voiceless when it comes to expressing where Australia stands on treaty today.





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Australia joins 'first-mover' nations to trade notes on handling pandemic

The Australian Government joins a small group of so-called "first mover" nations which have been relatively successful in suppressing the coronavirus, to exchange ideas as restrictions continue to loosen.




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'An ominous sign': Sydney arts institution 'the first' to go as the coronavirus effect spreads

Theatres and art galleries around the country are on high alert after the NSW Government decision to withhold an annual grant from Australia's biggest multi-arts venue, Carriageworks, forcing it to appoint administrators.



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Tears and cheers expected on young Qld students' second first day back at school

The parents of young children in Queensland will be fighting back the urge to jump for joy this weekend, but the little ones might be feeling a bit anxious about returning to school.





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SA town of Pinnaroo celebrates first good rain in three years

A South Australian farming community has been given a much needed psychological sweetener after a heavy downpour fell in a matter of hours the first good rain in three years.




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Nineteen Eighty-Four 'signed first edition' snapped up by Orwell collector or is it a hoax?

An Orwell enthusiast recently thought he had a signed first edition copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four, but he now thinks he was probably the victim of an accidental hoax.




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Australia thumps Sri Lanka by 134 runs as David Warner belts first career Twenty20 century

David Warner belts a ton to power Australia to its fourth-highest Twenty20 score of 2-233, which proves to be more than enough as Sri Lanka falls 134 runs short in the first match of the men's team's international summer.




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Conor McKenna kicks a goal in his first game for the Essendon Football Club

Conor McKenna debuted at Essendon in August 2015 and was jubilant when he scored his first goal.






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Nyora shipwreck filmed for first time on ocean floor off Cape Jaffa




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The Victorian Government expects about a dozen people to use the laws in the first year

Premier Daniel Andrews says more than 100 doctors have already undertaken intensive specialist training ahead of Victoria's voluntary assisted dying laws taking effect on June 19.






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Country towns want to be first to have isolation rules relaxed. Do they risk becoming 'guinea pigs'?

Some regional Australians argue they should see social-distancing measures wound back first because there is less risk of COVID-19 spreading, but a leading health expert is not a fan of the idea.




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Alpine village pushes ahead hoping for business as usual as first snow falls amid pandemic

A north-east Victorian alpine village says it will welcome visitors when restrictions allow despite uncertainty whether the ski season will go ahead at all.




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First visible comet in 'years' graces Australian skies

A comet discovered by a man in regional Victoria is becoming brighter in Australian skies and is being closely watched by amateur astronomers around the world.




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Nyora shipwreck that claimed 14 lives in 1917 revealed for first time off Cape Jaffa

A diver reveals footage of the final resting place of Nyora, a beloved steam tug that sank in treacherous seas off South Australia 102 years ago.




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Drought forces Jamestown sheep market to cancel for the third month in a row for the first time ever

As the drought drives Australia's sheep flock to historic lows, a South Australian sheep sale has been called off three times due to a lack of animals.




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Greta Migrant Camp kids return, lamenting lack of monument 70 years since first wave of arrivals

Children of post-war European migrants call for permanent monument at Greta Migrant Camp in the NSW Hunter Valley.




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Robotic suit HELLEN helps paralysed surf lifesaver Jess Collins stand up, take first steps

A champion surf lifesaver who was paralysed in a surfing accident while on holidays with friends last year has taken her first steps with the aid of a sci-fi-like robotic suit.





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First injured koalas treated by wildlife rescue groups after devastating bushfires

Injured koalas receive life-saving treatment after surviving devastating bushfires on the New South Wales mid-north coast.




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WA's most remote distillery and brewery team up to create the state's first local corn beer

A remote WA distillery has teamed up with a brewery 4,000 kilometres away to create the state's first corn beer, direct from paddock to keg.




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Esperance logs first verified sea snake sighting, but expert says warming oceans may bring more

A sea snake has washed up on a beach near Esperance on WA's southern coast, marking the region's first verified record of the typically tropical creature.




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The story behind Australia's first red corn whiskey from paddock to barrel in Western Australia

Praised for its "sweat characters and nuttiness", a Perth-based distillery and second-generation farmer from Western Australia's far-north have teamed up to create Australia's first red corn whiskey.




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Australia approves foreign grain imports for the first time in over a decade

Australia will import foreign-grown grain for the first time since 2007, after the Department of Agriculture approved a permit to import bulk wheat from Canada.




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Bendigo mosque construction begins as Premier Daniel Andrews turns first sod

Accompanied by police, Premier Daniel Andrews takes part in a sod-turning ceremony at the site of the future Bendigo Islamic Community Centre, declaring goodwill had won out over "some pretty dark views".



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Bendigo woman Kerry Robertson becomes first Victorian to use Voluntary Assisted Dying Act

The daughters of Kerry Robertson, 61, the first Victorian to use the state's Voluntary Assisted Dying Act, say their mother's death was "beautiful and peaceful".




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'As long as we can see the sky, we can see our stories': Indigenous Australians first to discover variable stars

Traditional custodian at the Aboriginal Trust in Lake Tyers Victoria, Wayne Thorpe, is learning as much about the traditional science and stories of the stars as he can.



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Victorian treaty vote for First Peoples' Assembly delivers a different kind of state election

A special kind of election is unfolding across Victoria as the Aboriginal communities taking part in the treaty process cast their votes to elect a First Peoples' Assembly.




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Wacker Chemie opens first U.S. Aceo silicone 3D printing lab

Building on the success of its Aceo Open Print Lab in Burghausen, Germany, Wacker Chemie A.G. has opened its first United States-based rubber silicone 3D printing lab.



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Watch Yngwie Malmsteen try to break the world's first 3D printed, smash-proof guitar

Swedish metal giant Sandvik has unveiled what was described as “the world’s first smash-proof 3D printed guitar.”







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Giant photographic panels on show for first time to celebrate Parliament House's 30th birthday

Nine photographic panels, so large that they've never been displayed in public until now, depict the construction of Parliament House in Canberra 30 years ago.



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Regional-first Family Drug Treatment Court launches in Shepparton after three-year pilot

A specialist family drug court is set up for the first time in regional Victoria in a bid to address a horrific trend in parental drug abuse.




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Australia's world-first floating hotel in dire straits as Kim Jong-un seeks renovations

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un orders the removal of all "shabby" facilities at the Mount Kumgang tourist site the current resting place of Townsville's former Barrier Reef Floating Resort.




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Lim Seng on Quantum 1 attempts dream of being the first Singaporean to the edge of space

A self-funded entrepreneur has failed in his attempt to become the first Singaporean to reach the edge of space after launching his capsule from the Australian outback.





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Christopher Malyschko, man who orchestrated NT's first known contract killing, found dead in Darwin prison cell

Christopher Malyschko was serving a life sentence for arranging the murder of his mother's partner in Katherine in 2011. On Tuesday morning he was found dead in his cell in Darwin's prison.




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North East Victoria's first community owned solar system is switched on






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First Nations owned community energy agreement signing




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Victorian treaty negotiations move closer as voting opens for First Peoples' Assembly

Voting opens for Victorian Aboriginal communities to elect the people who will help make the rules for what are expected to be the first treaty negotiations in Australia.