At Tyre Nichols’ funeral,Kamala Harris calls on Congress for action on policing

At Tyre Nichols’ funeral,Kamala Harris calls on Congress for action on policing

The funeral is intended to celebrate the life of Nichols three weeks after he died following a brutal beating by Memphis police.

  • byAaron Morrison andAdrian Sainz

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Memphis authorities release footage of officers beating Tyre Nichols to death

Memphis authorities release footage of officers beating Tyre Nichols to death

The Nichols’ family legal team has likened the assault to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Footage to be released after five police charged with murdering motorist

Footage to be released after five police charged with murdering motorist

The Tyre Nichols’ family lawyer has likened the recording to the notorious footage of LA police officers beating Black motorist Rodney King almost 32 years ago.

  • byTyler Clifford
‘Extremely proud,happy’:Test team to take a knee before Windies series

‘Extremely proud,happy’:Test team to take a knee before Windies series

The national men’s team took the knee in the limited-overs tour of the Caribbean last year and in the T20 World Cup in the UAE,but this will be the first for a side wearing the revered baggy green.

  • byAndrew Wu
Magistrate blocks police attempt to rewrite ‘barely plain English’ charge against BLM activists

Magistrate blocks police attempt to rewrite ‘barely plain English’ charge against BLM activists

Poorly worded charges could see the prosecution against two women who organised a Black Lives Matter rally during lockdown thrown out after a magistrate refused a police request to amend charges against the protesters.

  • byErin Pearson
After #BLM,Aussie newsrooms became more white
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After #BLM,Aussie newsrooms became more white

Australia is all the richer for its cultural diversity,but you wouldn’t know that based on who gets to tell our stories.

  • byAntoinette Lattouf
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‘Racist harassment’:ABC refers abusive email sent to Tony Armstrong to police

‘Racist harassment’:ABC refers abusive email sent to Tony Armstrong to police

The ABC has referred the racist email to police after the sports presenter publicly condemned media coverage of Indigenous issues.

  • byCarla Jaeger andOsman Faruqi
Does the word ‘woke’ do what it says on the tin?

Does the word ‘woke’ do what it says on the tin?

It’s become a pejorative term that can mean all things to all people,but it’s almost useless as an adjective because it is never used by the people it purports to describe.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Prosecutor told Black Lives Matter rally organisers charges were ‘fatally flawed’

Prosecutor told Black Lives Matter rally organisers charges were ‘fatally flawed’

The court has heard that an internal investigation found a number of cases involving breaches of COVID-19 rules were based on defective charges.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Shedding colonial ties can take time,but the TikTok clock is ticking

Shedding colonial ties can take time,but the TikTok clock is ticking

We are living through an exciting period when history is being re-examined,and there is a heightened awareness of the damage wrought by colonialism.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Police misinform Black Lives Matter rally organisers over charge withdrawal

Police misinform Black Lives Matter rally organisers over charge withdrawal

Police say they incorrectly told organisers of a Black Lives Matter rally that the charges against them would be dropped.

  • byErin Pearson