A final farewell for George Floyd, whose death in custody triggered protests around the world; And a plea for an end to the destruction of important Aboriginal sites.

A final farewell for George Floyd, whose death in custody triggered protests around the world; And a plea for an end to the destruction of important Aboriginal sites.

The tearing down of the statue in Bristol of slave-trader Edward Colston has led to calls for the removal of other similar memorials and statues.

A roll-call of the Australian music industry has put pen to paper with a plea to the Federal Government to do more to help their sector survive the pandemic shutdown.

Publishers of Indigenous children's books have reported a big increase in sales in recent years. Perhaps it is not surprising, given the world's oldest living culture has such a vibrant tradition of story-telling.

So, what do Chinese students and analysts make of this latest safety warning from Beijing? One analyst says Australia needs to take concrete steps to eliminate any sources of anti-China sentiment.

Well timed summer and autumn rains have led the national commodity forecaster ABARES to predict winter crop production to jump 50 per cent compared to last year.

The Chinese ministry of education has told students it's risky to study in Australia because of cases of discrimination and the coronavirus pandemic; universities say the warning is disappointing and unjustified.

Traditional owners of a 46,000 year old Indigenous cultural site, blasted during a mining operation by Rio Tinto last month say they want the company to do all it can to preserve what is left.

In the US, mourners have filled a church to pay tribute to George Floyd, the African American whose death at the hands of police in Minneapolis more than two weeks ago galvanised a worldwide movement.