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The Queensland government has redirected $108 million originally allocated to the scrapped Path to Treaty Act towards new projects in remote Indigenous communities, including water infrastructure upgrades and an education project for disengaged youth. This decision has been met with mixed reactions, with some welcoming the investment while others criticize the scrapping of the Path to Treaty Act.

Ben & Jerry's, known for its social activism, is locked in a legal battle with parent company Unilever over its decision to stop selling ice cream in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The ice cream maker accuses Unilever of silencing its support for Palestinian refugees and unlawfully removing its CEO in retaliation for its social and political activism.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has dropped its case against Jenny Hutson, the former chairwoman of Australia's largest publicly traded childcare operator, G8 Education. The charges against Hutson, which included allegations of misusing company funds and providing false information to the market, were withdrawn after a lengthy legal battle.

A new report reveals that women at the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre are subjected to degrading treatment due to poor hygiene, inadequate menstruation management, and privacy violations. The report recommends improvements in these areas to ensure humane and dignified conditions for women in the prison.

Former Northern Territory Children's Commissioner Colleen Gwynne was cleared of abuse of office charges, but an anti-corruption probe found no evidence of malice in the investigation against her. The report's release comes amidst controversy surrounding the sacking of police commissioner Michael Murphy for failing to declare a conflict of interest.