Kumanjayi Little Baby murder trial delayed until December – as it happened

Malarndirri McCarthy, Australia's minister for Indigenous Australians, has marked early childhood education enrolment for First Nations children as a significant milestone in the country's Closing the Gap effort, per The Guardian. McCarthy credited the progress to work by the Aboriginal and community-controlled sector and preschool workers. He noted substantial challenges remain on other targets, particularly high incarceration rates among First Nations people — something he says requires continued pressure on states and territories to address justice factors.

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