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29/05/2026

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Warning: This article contains images references to Indigenous Australians who have died, as well as references to sexual assault and abuse, which some readers may find distressing.

NT man Jefferson Lewis charged with murder and sexual assault of precious Kumanjayi Little Baby.
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📷 Credit to National Indigenous Times

05/05/2026

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For Kumanjayi Little Baby.

Vigils are taking place all over the country on Thursday.

🩷 Wear pink and light a candle. 🩷

Below is a list of vigils compiled online. If any are missing, please add them in the comments.

ALICE SPRINGS
Anzac Oval
Thurs 7th, 5:30pm

ADELAIDE
Victoria Square
Thurs 7th, 6:30pm–9:30pm

ALBANY
Alison Hartman Gardens
Wednesday, 5:45pm for 6pm start
Please bring battery-operated candles. No naked flames.

SYDNEY
Town Hall
Thurs 7th, 5:30pm arrival, formal proceedings start at 6:15pm

PERTH
Forrest Place
Thurs 7th, 4–6pm

KALGOORLIE
St Barbara Square
Thurs 7th at 4:30pm

SUNSHINE COAST
Cotton Tree
Thurs 7th, 4:30pm arrival for 5pm start
BYO rug or chair

MT CANOBOLAS (NEAR ORANGE)
Thurs at 6pm
BYO chair or rug, candle

CANBERRA
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Thurs at 5:30pm

CANBERRA
The National Carillon
Thurs 7th, 5:30pm arrival for 6pm start
BYO chairs, rugs and candles

CARNARVON
Carnarvon Town Beach
Thurs at 6pm
There will be a sausage sizzle and water supplied.

LISMORE
Lismore Skate Park
Thurs 7th at 6pm

PORT AUGUSTA
Gladstone Square
Thurs 7th at 5:30pm
BYO chairs

PORT PIRIE
Port Pirie Memorial Park (at the rotunda)
Thurs 7th at 6pm

BROOME
Male Oval
Thurs 7th, 5:30pm–6pm
Aarnja is hosting

GERALDTON
Edith Cowan Square
Thurs 7th at 5:30pm

BALLINA
Ross Park
Thurs at 6:30pm

BALLINA
Shelly Beach (left side of the surf club)
Thurs 7th at 6pm

GOSFORD
Gosford Leagues Club Park
Thurs 7th, 5:30pm for 6pm start
BYO battery candles

29/04/2026

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🚨 MISSING CHILD – HELP FIND SHARON GRANITES 🚨

Five-year-old Sharon Granites was reported missing on April 26, 2026. Authorities believe she may have been abducted and are urgently searching for her and a person of interest, Jefferson Lewis, who disappeared around the same time.

The search has been extensive, involving helicopters, drones, and volunteers combing difficult terrain. Law enforcement continues to gather information and urges anyone with knowledge to come forward.

👉Read full story in the comment.

17/03/2026

“Call Me Radical”: The Day Muhammad Ali Chose Conscience Over War

In 1967, at the height of the Vietnam War, the United States government ordered millions of young men to report for military service.

Among them was the world’s most famous boxer: Muhammad Ali.

But Ali refused.

Not quietly. Not cautiously.

He spoke with the same courage he showed in the ring.

Ali questioned why he should fight in a war thousands of miles away while Black Americans were still fighting for basic civil rights at home. His words cut through the politics of the time:

“I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.”

Another statement often attributed to his anti-war stance captured the moral core of his position:

He would rather see money spent building schools, feeding hungry children, and healing the sick than financing wars that destroy other people’s homes.

The consequences were severe.

Ali was stripped of his heavyweight title.
He lost his boxing license.
He was sentenced to prison (though he remained free while appealing).
For nearly four years, the champion in his prime was banned from boxing.

Yet his stand transformed him from a sports icon into a global symbol of moral courage.

Years later, his conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court of the United States. History began to see him differently—not just as a fighter, but as a man who risked everything to defend his principles.

Today, Ali’s question still echoes:

What should nations truly invest in—war, or human life?

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References:
– The Soul of a Butterfly
– Smithsonian Institution
– National Museum of African American History and Culture

26/02/2026

Breaking: The federal government will test a new national warning system in coming months. It is designed to replace the current patchwork of state-based emergency alerts. https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/emergency-warning-text-and-siren-to-be-sent-to-every-phone-in-australia-20260226-p5o5kh.html?utm_content=feed&utm_term=metros_social_eds&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the_age&utm_source=Facebook =1772066121

30/01/2026

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27/01/2026

To be sung in the original language of the tribe/clan country the school belongs too.,. Which means you Will have to consider making sure that every student Is fluent in the language of the country of which each and every school is located.

‘Children have been deprived of feeling proud to be Australian’: NT students will be forced to sing both verses of the national anthem at school assemblies under a new government policy. 📍DETAILS: https://bit.ly/4reeoog

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