Gunnai Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has received crossbench backing for her call on Labor to implement the royal commission into Black deaths in custody鈥檚 recommendations. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) 1987-1991
The family of a Black teenager who died in custody they would not rest until they get justice and are pushing the WA government to 鈥渁ct now鈥 to stop another death in custody.聽Nova Sobieralski reports.
Sam Wainwright told Alex Bainbridge聽while the official Yes and official No campaigns for the Voice to Parliament referendum are based on conservative agendas, the demoralisation that would flow from a No victory聽outweighs the limitations聽of the Voice.
First Nations activists supporting the progressive No case say Labor could make聽practical reforms now, without a referendum. 笔别迟别谤听叠辞测濒别 argues that, regardless of the referendum outcome, the struggle聽for First Nations鈥 justice will have to continue.
NSW is heading聽towards an election听补苍诲聽communities are聽wondering if a future Labor government will make聽the necessary changes.聽Socialist Alliance聽candidate Rachel Evans聽talks about housing justice and her campaign.
Coroner Simon McGregor, who conducted the inquest into the death in prison of Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta聽woman聽Veronica Nelson, said Victoria鈥檚 Bail Act needs聽to be 鈥渦rgently鈥 amended. Chris Slee reports.
Barry Healy reports that thousands of people from across Perth attended a vigil in Midland聽to commemorate the life of 15-year-old Noongar man Cassius Turvey.
Paul Silva talks to Paul Gregoire about prospects for real change for First Nations peoples under the new Labor government.聽
February 14 marks 18 years since聽young Kamilaroi man TJ Hickey died聽after being chased by police. No one has been charged; his family is yet to receive any justice, writes聽Isaac Nellist.
The family of聽Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man Raymond Noel Lindsay Thomas has聽waited four years to have their views on Victoria Police's practices and procedures heard in court, reports Chris Peterson.
Amanda Porter听补苍诲 Helen Corbett聽discuss聽the campaign to stop Black deaths in聽custody, and the significance of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody.
The deaths in custody of two more First Nations people over the past week 鈥 bringing the total deaths to seven over the last two months 鈥 is nothing less than a national emergency, writes Isaac Nellist.
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