Indigenous children

Report reveals alarming rates of child strip searches by NSW police

A report by Sydney’s Redfern Legal Centre says New South Wales police subjected more than 1500 children to invasive strip searches over 7 years. Fist Nations children made up almost 45 per cent of children strip searched, despite representing just 6 percent of all 10- to 17-year-olds in New South Wales.   Image: Image from …

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Soap made using ingredients from Country – Merging Indigenous cultural knowledge with science

Indigenous youth in rural Northern Territory are exploring the chemistry of soap-making in a project led by Indigenous scientists and elders, and based on Indigenous cultural knowledge and science.  DeadlyLabs – a new project from DeadlyScience – provides Indigenous learners opportunities to learn and do scientific experiments from an early age. So far, DeadlyScience has …

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First Nations children overpoliced by Victorian Police

The Yoorrook Justice Commission in Victoria has heard First Nations children are being strip-searched by police. Advocates believe these actions are based on racism, and they’re calling for an independent police oversight to minimise this issue. The Justice Commission also heard First Nations children face excessive force and over-policing from the police. The Commission will …

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