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Whitlam Dismissal at 50: Albanese Calls It a Plot as Howard Backs Four-Year Terms

The anniversary has renewed debate over the governor-general’s reserve powers and prompted plans for a Whitlam statue in Canberra.

Albanese Brands Whitlam’s 1975 Dismissal a ‘Partisan Ambush,’ Plans Statue at Old Parliament House

Bob Katter’s Official Portrait Unveiled at Parliament House

Tasmania Passes Australia’s First Redress Scheme for Historic Gay and Cross‑Dressing Convictions

Native Title Delegation Approved for South East After Recent Determination

WA Governor Issues First Formal Apology for 1834 Pinjarra Massacre

Uluru Handback Turns 40 With Ceremonies Led by Anangu and National Leaders

NSW Police Launch Two-Day River Search for Bowraville Teen Missing Since 1990

SA Attorney-General Seeks Review of Parole for Snowtown Killer James Vlassakis

ABC Launches Deep Time, an Interactive Map of 65,000 Years of First Nations History

King Charles Marks 40 Years Since Uluru Handback at Australia House

Spear Creek Inquest Hears Preston Had Victim’s Bike Keys a Day After Trio Vanished

Reopened Inquest Probes 1978 Spear Creek Murders, Zeroes In on Mystery LandCruiser

Frank Gardiner’s Exile: From the Eugowra Gold Heist to San Francisco

Starmer Backs Right to Peaceful Protest, Denounces Attacks on Police After London Rally

Max Basheer, Architect of SA Football’s Modern Era, Dies at 98

War Memorial Overrules Judges, Disqualifies Chris Masters’ Book From Les Carlyon Prize

Victoria Tables Australia’s First State Treaty Bill, Establishing Gellung Warl and School Truth‑Telling

National Museum Buys Bradman’s 1946–47 Ashes Baggy Green for $438,550

Mount Isa Copper Mine Closes After 70 Years, Smelter and Thousands of Jobs at Risk