| Police receive valour awards for Aurukun riot Eight far north Queensland police officers have received awards for their efforts during a riot in a Cape York Aboriginal community in far north Queensland. abc.net.au |
Aboriginal MP recalls poverty KEN Wyatt has overcome a poor childhood to become the first indigenous member of the House of Representatives. heraldsun.com.au |
US apologises for sex-transmitted disease tests in Guatemala The United States has apologised for funding a 1940s study in which hundreds of Guatemalans were deliberately infected with syphilis and gonorrhoea without their consent. abc.net.au |
Push for CHOGM to host Pilbara Indigenous art The Member for the Pilbara, Tom Stephens, wants a display of Indigenous artwork from the region to be displayed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth next year. abc.net.au |
Hungary in race against clock to stop sludge Workers are racing to build an emergency dam in western Hungary as cracks in a reservoir widen, threatening to unleash a second torrent of toxic sludge on the village of Kolontar and nearby rivers. abc.net.au |