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Creative visionary, respected leaders win at National NAIDOC Week Awards
The winners of this year’s National NAIDOC Week Awards have been revealed in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), with leaders, advocates, artists, educators, innovators and community champions recognised for their work. Source link
Resources Minister King weighs in on WA GST furore
The federal minister called an interim report that recommended cutting WA’s share of the GST as “clearly incorrect” and said the resource-rich state had the prime minister’s backing. Source link
Shoppers' payments declined due to 'global' Mastercard outage
Card payments have been declined for shoppers around Australia due to a Mastercard system update, the multinational card provider says. Source link
Western Sydney's new $915m 'cultural institution' gets opening date
The $915 million Powerhouse Parramatta will open its doors to the public on November 7, becoming Western Sydney’s first state cultural institution. Source link
Should Australia copy New Zealand's 83-page building code?
Should Australia copy New Zealand’s example and adopt a radically-slimmed down national building code? Source link
As big musicals struggle, Brisbane's indies are innovating to keep the spotlights on
While multi-million-dollar musical theatre productions are closing mid-tour, smaller companies are finding ways to thrive on local stages. Source link
What dozens of empty chairs revealed about Australia's racism inquiry
Witnesses laid bare the impact of racism on their lives in hearings held around the nation. But the repeated absence of key decision makers raises questions about who was listening and what the impact will be. Source link
From street to gallery, globetrotter Stormie Mill's art comes full circle
When Stormie Mills was a teenager starting out in the world of street art, he wondered how artists got their work into the Art Gallery of WA. Forty years later, the state gallery has given him a solo exhibition. Source link
Deborah Mailman becomes first Indigenous inductee to Logies Hall of Fame
Deborah Mailman, star of Total Control and The Secret Life of Us, is also the sixth woman to enter the Logie Awards Hall of Fame. Source link
Ex-KPMG executives grilled over firm's conduct
In the wake of the KPMG audit leak scandal, executives from Macquarie, Westpac, Optus and Dexus cast doubt on their faith in the auditor. KPMG current and former executives have also been quizzed about a whistleblower’s revelations that the firm used confidential client data to win corporate contracts. Source link