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Youth detention centres closed to the UN visit

Queensland and NT block UN visits to youth detention centres

Daily Yarn newsroom 4 Nov 2026, 3:30 pm 56 words · 17 sec read

The Queensland and Northern Territory governments have refused to let UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous rights Albert Barume tour youth detention centres in Townsville and Darwin. The UN said both governments declined to engage with his mandate, so visits to Cleveland and Holtze were scrapped. Queensland gave no reason. Prisoner advocate Debbie Kilroy condemned the decision.

King Charles’s former horse Point of Law wins the Melbourne Cup

Daily Yarn newsroom 3 Nov 2026, 4:30 pm 60 words · 18 sec read

Point of Law, bred and once raced by King Charles III, won the 166th Melbourne Cup at Flemington in only its sixth start, ridden by Alice Springs jockey Ethan Brown. Trainer Ciaron Maher, who saddled a record seven runners, became the first trainer in the race’s history to fill the top three places, with Zahrann second and Juja Kibo third.