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Aboriginal residents of Shepparton establish thriving sport, education and cultural centres to boost their community.

Victorian coroner Simon McGregor has described the conditions in the lead-up to the 37-year-old Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman's death as "harrowing", while labelling the state's bail laws a "complete and unmitigated disaster".

Obituary: Aboriginal actor and activist overcame abuse and incarceration to become one of the nation’s most respected and cherished Elders

A lawyer who tried to assist the 37-year-old, who died in custody after allegedly shoplifting, described the shortcomings of a bail hearing on the third day of a coronial inquest.

When Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara singer Isaiah Firebrace started a petition for First Nations history and culture to be included in the Australian school curriculum he expected no more than 2,000 signatures. It now has 300,000 and has been tabled in Parliament.

There's something special happening in Shepparton, where its First Nations and African Australian communities have collided to create a unique cultural scene.

Under the title Free/State, artists are examining and celebrating the concept of freedom, in works that touch on Covid lockdowns, detention centres and souped-up muscle cars