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'Biased' investigation: Kumanjayi White's family not told independent force review was complete
Lawyers representing the family of Kumanjayi White say it is "deeply concerning"...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Apr 2026
Second young Aboriginal man dies in custody in Darwin in less than one week
Another young Aboriginal man has died in custody in Darwin, the Northern Territo...
Giovanni Torre 30 Mar 2026
Family remain 'in the dark' as inquest into Noongar man's death in police custody opens in Melbourne
The following article contains the name and images of an Indigenous person who h...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Mar 2026
Young Aboriginal man dies in custody in Darwin
A 25-year-old Aboriginal man has died in custody after allegedly struggling to b...
Duncan Murray 25 Mar 2026
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 being tasered and pepper sprayed. WA Police said they responded to reports of a man behaving erratically with a knife at the...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 26, 2026
Record deaths in custody trigger urgent demands for Commonwealth action

National action is needed after the latest deaths in custody figures, experts say, arguing federal inaction is no longer tenable. The comments come after the national deaths in custody report from the...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Dec 11, 2025
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 prosecutor Steven Haig has seemingly confirmed his involvement at some level in the events surrounding the death of Kumanjayi Wh...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 23, 2025
'Preventable tragedy': NSW government should be ‘ashamed’ by record deaths in custody figures

The highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody ever recorded by one state in a single year has been described as a "profoundly distressing milestone" in a rare public statement from the State Coro...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 15, 2025
Inquest to probe death in custody of Aboriginal man following OC spray incident

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article includes the name and image of an Aboriginal person who has died.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 26, 2025
Inquest into death in custody of Wiradjuri man set to begin

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this article contains images and the name of a deceased person, which his family has given the media permission to use.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 5, 2025
Justice advocates slam NT Chief Minister’s downplaying of Kumanjayi Walker inquest findings

Justice advocates have condemned Northern Territory Chief Minister and Police Minister Lia Finocchiaro for downplaying key findings from the inquest into the police shooting death of 19-year-old Kuman...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 15, 2025
Kumanjayi Walker's family say police accountability urgently needed, welcome recommendation of more community control

The family of Kumanjayi Walker say they are "exhausted" after the conclusion of the three-year inquest into his death, and "disappointed" that the coroner made no recommendations to hold the Northern...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 11, 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 Warlpiri-Luritja man Kumanjayi Walker has been postponed by a month, following the death in custody last week of anothe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 2, 2025
Crowds gather in Sydney to mourn latest Indigenous death in custody

A large crowd gathered in Sydney on Sunday to mourn a disabled Warlpiri man who died in police custody in Mparntwe/Alice Springs last week. The 24-year-old — known now as Kumanjayi White —...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 2, 2025
NT Police reject calls for independent inquiry into death of Warlpiri man in custody

The acting head of the Northern Territory Police has rejected calls for an independent investigation into the death of a 24-year-old disabled Warlpiri man who died in police custody earlier this week.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 30, 2025
'He was hungry, not a criminal': Death in custody of disabled Aboriginal man sparks fresh scrutiny of police response

Calls have grown for a full and independent investigation of the death of a 24-year-old disabled Aboriginal man in police custody as the NT grapples with more claims of violence from police towards Fi...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 29, 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
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