Indigenous deaths in custody

Australian Medical Association calls for urgent action on child incarceration crisis

Australian Medical Association calls for urgent action on child incarceration crisis

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The Australian Medical Association has joined forces with top youth justice experts to urge governments to address the root causes...

First Nation’s community rally to close Unit 18

First Nation’s community rally to close Unit 18

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Hundreds gathered in Boorloo Perth last night to call for the Unit 18 child prison to be abolished. The rally was led...

Indigenous Deaths In Custody To Be Reported In Real Time

Indigenous Deaths In Custody To Be Reported In Real Time

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The Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus, announced that Indigenous deaths in custody will now be reported on as they happen, as...

Report investigates preventable deaths of First Nations women in custody

Report investigates preventable deaths of First Nations women in custody

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New research from the University of Queensland found many First Nations women who died in custody had not been sentenced, and...

Systemic neglect accounts for Indigenous deaths in custody

Systemic neglect accounts for Indigenous deaths in custody

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A 51-year-old Indigenous man in Kowanyama, Far North Queensland died in custody last week. Inequalities in the health sector, unconscious...

Breaking the custody cycle

Breaking the custody cycle

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Image:Image: Deadly Connections Keenan Mundine has turned around his life and is now helping Aboriginal people avoid some of the...

The Way Forward – Reconciliation

The Way Forward – Reconciliation

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Image:Image Shutterstock – ChameleonsEye There are a lot of events all around Australia in Reconciliation Week but the message this...