James Vyver

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Carly Williams |James Vyver |Stephanie Boltje |Brooke Fryer

Former minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt has blamed Peter Dutton's "doubling down on culture wars", specifically in Indigenous affairs, as a significant contributor to what LNP insiders have called a "catastrophic" election loss. "To be divisive on a cultural and socio-economic group that lives with disadvantage is not the way in which you lead a country," the former Liberal National Party MP told the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Team.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | James Vyver |Kimberley Price

Indigenous policy has been largely absent from this election, but the deciding vote in some marginal electorates could come from the Fist Nations community. Gilmore is on the south-coast of New South Wales where Labor wone the last election by just 373 votes. The ABC estimates more than 5000 Indigenous people live in the electorate, and one expert believes there's power in unifying First Nations voters.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | James Vyver |James Tugwell

Nurses and allied health workers' lives were put at risk by a failure of safety protocols, according to the ACT's workplace safety watchdog. The ruling follows four assaults on nurses or allied health workers carrying out home visits in March. Canberra Health Services (CHS) chief executive Dave Peffer said the assaults were serious. "Serious enough to require medical assessment…we did offer occupational violence leave, and that was certainly taken up," Mr Peffer said.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | James Tugwell |James Vyver

A high-speed, public police chase has ended with the driver jumping into Lake Burley Griffin. ACT Policing say it's lucky no one was injured after the car raced through a popular recreational area. A 38-year-old man arrested in the lake is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court today. A peak-hour police chase through Canberra has ended after the driver of a vehicle jumped into Lake Burley Griffin in an attempt to evade arrest.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | James Vyver |James Tugwell

Independent Senator David Pocock has accused the Australian National University (ANU) of misleading a Senate estimates committee over how much it paid to a consulting firm. The ANU engaged Canberra-based Nous Consulting Group last year to aid in the institution's restructuring as it aims to save $250 million by the end of 2026. During Senate estimates on November 7, ANU chief operating officer (COO) Jonathan Churchill told the committee the university had "paid circa $50,000 this year" to Nous.