Martin Luther King III says dad's 'dream' possible for First Nations people By Shannon Corvo and Jeremy Fernandez Martin Luther King Jr's son says while the US administration was "attempting to turn the clock back" on equal rights, Australia shows "potential". #Race #History #Discrimination #ShannonCorvo #JeremyFernandez
Adelaide Writers' Week saga 'probably was preventable', festival director says By Thomas Kelsall and Kathryn Bermingham As Adelaide Writers' Week went up in flames, Julian Hobba contemplated resigning as Adelaide Festival's executive director. He now says "we needed to trust the judgement" of the literary event's former leader, Louise Adler. #CarnivalsandFestivals #Books #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ThomasKelsall #KathrynBermingham
'Do not try this at home': Controversial contact sport sells more than 5,000 seats By Bridget Murphy The Run Nation Championship will see two athletes run at each other, in a sport criticised for its head injury risks. Organisers argue the championship has been professionalised, and will grow to be as big as boxing. #Sport #RugbyLeague #Safety #BridgetMurphy
Former 'Christian cult' member says she was pressured to give thousands By Coco Veldkamp Former members of Christian fringe group Shincheonji have alleged financial abuse by the religious organisation. #Cults #Charities #CocoVeldkamp
Golden bandicoot numbers triple at Central Australian haven By Victoria Ellis and Nat Tencic A population of threatened golden bandicoots is booming at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, north-west of Alice Springs. #Conservation #Animals #VictoriaEllis #NatTencic
At least 31 killed, 169 wounded in suicide bombing at mosque in Islamabad The explosion rocked the mosque during Friday prayer, police official Zafar Iqbal says. #UnrestConflictandWar
Patient's death at Alice Springs Hospital 'entirely preventable', inquest hears By Victoria Ellis and Elsie Lange A coronial inquest has heard that the death of a 34-year-old mother who was repeatedly sedated during a schizophrenic episode was "entirely preventable". #Courts #VictoriaEllis #ElsieLange
AACTA key moments: Gory horror wins best film, Jacob Elordi drama dominates TV By Velvet Winter and Yasmin Jeffery Directors Danny and Michael Philippou clean up at the 2026 AACTA awards, taking home 10 statues for their chilling horror film Bring Her Back. #AwardsandPrizes #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #FilmIndustry #TelevisionIndustry #VelvetWinter #YasminJeffery
Minneapolis man charged with threatening, cyberstalking ICE officers A 37-year-old activist has been arrested for what the US Justice Department says is cyberstalking and threatening to kill or assault ICE officers involved in the crackdown in Minnesota. #WorldPolitics #Crime
'My heart stopped': Valuable Pokemon cards stolen from Canberra store By Niki Burnside The owner of Collectors Colloseum in Canberra says he believes about $150,000 worth of trading cards was stolen overnight. #Crime #NikiBurnside