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After three years of negotiations, applicants in a Western Australian stolen wages class action say they are glad the matter has reached a settlement. Last week, the State government committed to paying up to 180 million dollars in compensation for more than 14 thousand Aboriginal workers who had wages stolen between 1936 and 1972. Image: …
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Many in the Sydney Thai community are concerned over increasing thefts and violence in Sydney’s Thai Town in inner Haymarket. It is unclear as to whether the cause is opportunistic or whether Thai people and businesses are being targeted. The Thai community leaders have called for preventative action to be taken by Sydney City Police …
Warning: This story may contain sensitive information. If this story has caused you distress, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. New research released today shows many victim/survivors have negative experiences of the criminal justice system after reporting sexual violence. The study by KPMG and RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice is based on 34 in-depth …
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The Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus, announced that Indigenous deaths in custody will now be reported on as they happen, as opposed to the quarterly reportings that have happened in the past. This change comes from one of the many suggestions from the Royal Commission into Indigenous Deaths in Custody, a report that is now over …
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Several juvenile offenders have been held in detention in adult watchhouse facilities for over 30 days following an overflow of juvenile inmates from juvenile detention facilities. One instance had a juvenile offender in detention at a watchhouse for 33 days, leading to a significant deterioration in health. The Queensland state juvenile has recently been inundated …
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A new campaign was launched today by the Miners and Energy Union in Queensland demanding the state government to act on miners injuries and deaths. The union wants the government to make mine companies accountable for these incidents, since most of them when filed, there are no charges or the cases are indefinitely held up. …
Alcohol restrictions have been proposed for parts of the Northern Territory amid a surge in crime in Alice Springs and other cities and towns in the top end. The recent ‘crime wave’ has been highly publicized, leading Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to host a delegation in the territory announcing the new policies. Concerns have been …
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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 bias, long-term neglect within the justice system and colonial influences are explored as contributing factors for Indigenous deaths in custody. While recommendations provided by First Nations people in addition to those by the Royal Commission …
Systemic neglect accounts for Indigenous deaths in custody Read More »