The US ambassador to Australia writes of his heartbreak over George Floyd's death. He says friends such as the US and Australia rightly hold each other to high standards.
The insurance market has apologised for its"shameful"role in the 18th- and 19th-century Atlantic slave trade and has agreed to fund charities and organisations promoting opportunities for black and ethnic minority groups.
Prosecutors brought murder charges against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back,saying that Brooks was not a deadly threat and that the officer kicked the wounded black man.
Andrew Bremberg,the US ambassador in Geneva,said that Washington"is committed to addressing its shortcomings,including racial discrimination".
In this episode,Sunday Age editor David King and investigative reporter Nick McKenzie delve into the joint investigation between The Age and 60 Minutes into industrial branch stacking in the Victorian Labor party.
Juneteenth,which is also called Emancipation Day and Freedom Day,is celebrated annually on June 19. Texas first made it a state holiday in 1980.
Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd,US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on policing.
Albuquerque police have arrested a former city council candidate and charged him with shooting and critically injuring a protester.
Police have not released any information about the suspected shooter or said whether they believe he has any connection to the armed militia.
An autopsy found that the 27-year-old was shot twice in the back late on Friday by a white officer trying to arrest him at a fast-food restaurant.
A timeline of the global response to the police killing of George Floyd. Video edited by Tom Compagnoni.