Aboriginal Death
There is a long-held legal maxim that justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done. It is as relevant in 2026 as it was when Lord Chief Justice Hewart coined the phrase more than a...
The Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions' (NT DPP) decision to hand the prosecution of Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling over to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) to av...
There are two national tragedies that have claimed Australian lives for decades. Women continue to be killed through domestic and family violence.
The death of a 23-year-old Aboriginal man in custody will be treated with the "utmost importance", South Australian Police say. The man, whose family reside on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyt...
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name and/or image of an Indigenous person who has died.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article makes mention of an Indigenous person who has died. An Aboriginal man has died at a privately run prison in New...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this article contains the names of deceased Indigenous people. Author's note: We have consulted directly with Shandell Pryor's family befo...
Australia's response to international scrutiny of its human rights record has been condemned by Indigenous legal advocates, who say the federal government is ignoring mounting evidence of systemic rac...
The minister responsible for Western Australia's beleaguered prison system is set to resign from politics this week. Paul Papalia has served as Minister for Corrective Services since June 2023, after...
A 42-year-old Aboriginal man died in custody on Saturday night. The man was admitted to Kalgoorlie Hospital on June 9 following his reception into Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison where he presented...
A coalition of Aboriginal and legal advocacy organisations has warned that a death in police custody is "imminent" unless the Victorian Government closes a loophole they say allows detainees to be hel...
An inquest into the death of a young Aboriginal man forcibly restrained by police officers will consider hundreds of statements, including evidence from a pathologist engaged by his family.
An Indigenous man has died while in custody at Western Australia's Casuarina Prison. The Department of Justice Western Australia said the 29-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday...
