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“Doing Time for Men’s Crime” report launches in parliament

The ‘Doing Time for Men’s Crimes’ report was launched in Parliament House this week, as part of the Justice Map Project. The report began FOUR years ago, exploring the way male violence and systemic failures are fueling the rising number of incarcerated First Nations women in Australia. Senator Dorinda Cox hosted and welcomed the launch, …

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Wadjemup Wirin Bidi, commemorating Rottnest Island’s dark history

This week,  Aboriginal Elders and community groups from all over Western Australia will gather to commemorate Australia’s largest single Death-in-Custody site, Wadjemup or Rottnest Island. The event is called Wirin Bidi which means ‘spirit trail,’ a significant cultural ceremony to remember more than 4,000 Aboriginal men and boys who were incarcerated on Wadjemup between 1838 …

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