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Aboriginal man dies in police custody after being tasered and pepper sprayed
A 43-year-old Aboriginal man has died in police custody in Kalgoorlie after bein...
Giovanni Torre 26 Jan 2026
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Lawyer's court appearance confirms police prosecutor’s involvement in events surrounding Kumanjayi White's death
The court appearance of a lawyer representing Northern Territory Police prosecut...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Oct 2025
Inquest into death in custody of Wiradjuri man set to begin
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Sep 2025
Justice advocates slam NT Chief Minister’s downplaying of Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings
Justice advocates have condemned Northern Territory Chief Minister and Police Mi...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Jul 2025
Kumanjayi Walker’s inquest findings delayed as Yuendumu mourns another death in police custody
The release of findings in the coronial inquest into the 2019 police shooting of...
Dechlan Brennan 2 Jun 2025
Pressure grows for independent inquiry after death in custody of disabled Indigenous man

The death in police custody of a disabled Aboriginal man continues to reverberate, with groups calling for an "immediate, independent, and transparent inquiry" into his death.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2025
Indigenous man dies in police custody in Alice Springs

An Indigenous man has died after being restrained by police in custody in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. The man, who Guardian Australia has identified as a 24-year-old Aboriginal male from the town, died on...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2025
Directions hearing takes place into the death in custody of Marley Wright-Martin

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised the following article contains the name and image of a person who has died. A directions hearing into the death in custody of 27-year-old Indig...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 8, 2024
Cleveland Dodd's funeral set to proceed after last-minute backflip

Following a morning filled with chaos and distress, the funeral of Cleveland Dodd will proceed as planned. In a surprising turn of events, authorities have reversed their last-minute decision to preve...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Dec 1, 2023
Indigenous teenager dies days after being found unresponsive in custody

A 16-year-old Indigenous boy who last week was found unresponsive in a Western Australian youth detention facility has passed away in hospital.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Oct 20, 2023
WA authorities investigating death of Indigenous man at Albany Regional Prison

Western Australian police are investigating the death of an Aboriginal man who was unable to be revived after being found in his prison cell on Thursday.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Aug 12, 2023
Indigenous man's spirit set to be put to rest in WA correctional facility smoking ceremony after death in custody

A smoking ceremony has been approved on Hakea Prison grounds for an Indigenous man who died whilst incarcerated last year. The family of Ricky Lee Cound, 22, who passed away in Hakea Prison on 25 Mar...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Aug 11, 2023
System failed Indigenous teen with tragic results

Suicide prevention experts believe failure to take cultural care seriously in prisons is costing lives. And, they say, if the federal government were to allow Medicare access to prisoners it could hel...

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Rudi Maxwell Aug 11, 2023
Ignored medical advice leads to death of Indigenous Canberran in NSW prison

An Indigenous Canberran has passed away whilst in custody in a New South Wales prison after medical advice about his mental health was ignored.

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Jess Whaler Aug 9, 2023
'Masking great sadness': Indigenous man dies in custody

An Indigenous man in custody had a mental health episode on a Sunday, received culturally unsafe care for a day, and was discharged from the clinic on the Tuesday.

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Kat Wong Jul 29, 2023
Another Indigenous man dies in Victorian custody

Another Indigenous man has died in Victorian custody, the state's corrections minister confirmed as he formally apologised on behalf of the government.

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Tara Cosoleto May 15, 2023
Coroner to rule on Indigenous death in custody

A coroner is set to hand down findings into the death of an Indigenous man in custody in South Australia, more than four years after taking initial evidence in the case.

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Tim Dornin (AAP) May 12, 2023
Aboriginal man who died in Victorian prison helped family rebuild connection to culture

A Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man who died in a Victorian jail on Sunday is being remembered as a skilled artist who helped his family rebuild their connection to culture.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 14, 2022
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