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Government and police must take responsibility for Indigenous deaths in custody
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Aug 2026
Analysis: The NT’s double standard on independence
There is a long-held legal maxim that justice must not only be done, but must al...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Aug 2026
Exclusive: MP referral revives conflict-of-interest questions in Kumanjayi White death in custody case
The Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions' (NT DPP) decision to han...
Dechlan Brennan 6 Aug 2026
Two national tragedies demand equal commitment to protection, justice and accountability
There are two national tragedies that have claimed Australian lives for decades....
Sean Gordon 30 Jul 2026
SA Police: Aboriginal death in police custody to be treated with 'utmost importance'
The death of a 23-year-old Aboriginal man in custody will be treated with the "u...
Dechlan Brennan 27 Jul 2026
Supreme Court action launched over decision not to prosecute officers after Kumanjayi White's death

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 27, 2026
Aboriginal man dies at privately run prison in NSW

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 17, 2026
Another woman has died in a Queensland prison: there is nothing routine about that

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 rejection of UN recommendations fuels First Nations justice concerns

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 7, 2026
WA Corrective Services minister set to quit politics

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 6, 2026
Aboriginal man dies in custody after transfer from Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison

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...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 22, 2026
Advocacy groups warn of 'imminent' death in custody risk over police cell loophole

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 17, 2026
Family of Indigenous death in custody victim engage pathologist

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.

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Lloyd Jones (AAP) Jun 16, 2026
Indigenous man dies at WA prison

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...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jun 5, 2026
NSW police officer avoids jail over death of Indigenous teen Jai Kalani Wright

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died. The New South Wales police officer found guilty over the fa...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 5, 2026
'When will we have our justice': Family respond to no charges over Kumanjayi White's death in custody

The family of a young Warlpiri man who died last year after being restrained by two plain-clothed police officers say they no longer feel safe in public spaces after it was announced no charges would...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 29, 2026
Kumanjayi White's death remains medically undetermined, police say, as calls for reform intensify

Kumanjayi White's cause of death remains medically undetermined, Northern Territory Police say, as the Indigenous social justice commissioner says the decision not to charge anyone over his death high...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2026
‘Where there is no justice, there is no peace’: No charges over Kumanjayi White's death sparks outrage

An emotional Lidia Thorpe says she, and thousands of other First Nations people, are "sick of being angry and devastated" at the lack of accountability over Indigenous deaths in custody.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 27, 2026
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