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16th anniversary of the Apology to Indigenous Australians
Sixteen years on from Kevin Rudd's historic apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples, Andy Hamilton SJ argues words can't by unsaid, but can be disregarded – reminding us of the importance of respect and restoration.
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Climate emergency and prisons don’t mix
On a 38-degree December day in the middle of the desert, 15 people incarcerated at Alice Springs Correctional Centre used t-shirts and pedestal fans to rip a hole in a ceiling, in a desperate attempt to escape the stifling heat of their overcrowded cells. The incident reignited calls to air-condition the prison – one recommendation of the Northern Territory Ombudsman, and firmly in step with the Territory’s human rights obligations to people deprived of their liberty.