Couch surfer in his 30s. Oscar winner in his 40s. Why the whole world wants Taika

Couch surfer in his 30s. Oscar winner in his 40s. Why the whole world wants Taika

One of New Zealand’s most original creative exports,filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi is the king of the oddball.

  • byKonrad Marshall

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Dodson mourns ‘divided nation’ after Voice defeat in farewell speech

Dodson mourns ‘divided nation’ after Voice defeat in farewell speech

“We need to heal through honest and open dialogue,without the rancour and discord,” Dodson said,in his valedictory speech to parliament.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Patrick Dodson,a man of generous spirit,steps away with sorrow

Patrick Dodson,a man of generous spirit,steps away with sorrow

Patrick Dodson,brought low by cancer and exhausted by its treatment,announces his retirement from the Senate,still thinking of a better future for Australians.

  • byTony Wright
‘I’m really proud of my old man for saying he needed to get help’

‘I’m really proud of my old man for saying he needed to get help’

From one campaign to the next,Nathan Appo is continuing to show up for his community.

  • byCourtney Kruk
French yummy mummy quits ‘bastion of wokeness’ company directors’ group

French yummy mummy quits ‘bastion of wokeness’ company directors’ group

Muriel Demarcus,whose husband recently controversially resigned as Rio Tinto boss,has left the Australian Institute of Company Directors over its Voice support.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Voice fallout:support for treaty plunges after referendum
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Voice fallout:support for treaty plunges after referendum

Just a third of Australians support treaty and truth-telling processes between the federal government and Indigenous Australians following the Voice referendum.

  • byLisa Visentin
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‘The older generation need to take a step back’

‘The older generation need to take a step back’

On the Voice to parliament referendum – and public housing – author Tony Birch doesn’t spare either side of politics. Nor,for that matter,the Indigenous leaders of his generation.

  • byJason Steger
‘They don’t want to leave their houses’:Helpline says No vote inciting racism,abuse

‘They don’t want to leave their houses’:Helpline says No vote inciting racism,abuse

Counsellors at a crisis support line for First Nationals people are reporting a significant rise in racism and abuse directed towards the Indigenous community.

  • byLaura Banks
It’s impossible to travel without doing some harm. Here’s why I won’t stop

It’s impossible to travel without doing some harm. Here’s why I won’t stop

How do we understand the world without seeing it? How do we understand each other without meeting face to face?

  • byBen Groundwater
In trashing the treaty,Crisafulli let the tail wag the dog

In trashing the treaty,Crisafulli let the tail wag the dog

In the Lorraine Motel car park,some 55 years after that shot rang out in a Memphis sky,a holidaying Brisbane journalist found himself seeking some news from home. It wasn’t good.

  • byCameron Atfield
Victorian Indigenous leaders to meet PM and ministers,post Voice
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Victorian Indigenous leaders to meet PM and ministers,post Voice

The private meetings are one of the first signs that the federal government is working behind the scenes on a plan B to address Indigenous disadvantage.

  • byJames Massola