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Violent mistreatment of Indigenous man symptom of 'deeper disease' in ACT Policing, Aboriginal Legal Service warns
A "horrifying" incident of police violence against an Aboriginal man is indicati...
Giovanni Torre 7 Jul 2026
Independent watchdog needs teeth to tackle police violence in NSW
New South Wales has a serious police violence problem. A reckoning is long overd...
Lauren Stefanou 25 Jun 2026
Aboriginal Legal Service welcomes NSW Police body-cam reform
New South Wales Police have flagged the introduction of mandatory body-worn vide...
Dechlan Brennan 3 Jun 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,...
Dechlan Brennan 27 May 2026
No charges to be laid over the death in police custody of Kumanjayi White
No charges will be laid over the death in police custody of Kumanjayi White. Mr...
Dechlan Brennan 26 May 2026
Security forces crackdown on peaceful rally in West Papua

A rallies were held in Jayapura and other regions of West Papua on Tuesday to protest the deteriorating human rights situation in West Papua, particularly in the Dogiyai regency. Around 7.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 28, 2026
It’s time to rethink how police treat First Nations children

Over the last year we have all been shocked at the tactics of Donald Trump's ICE Agents, rounding up and detaining thousands of men, women and children. Surely that couldn't happen here?

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George Newhouse Apr 20, 2026
We are tired of empty words from government while our children are under attack

Violence towards Aboriginal children, and including sexual violence against girls, we know was central to colonisation and remains ongoing today.

Dr Hannah McGlade Dr Hannah McGlade Apr 17, 2026
Commissioner for Indigenous children condemns 'unreasonable force' used by off-duty police officer on 13-year-old

Footage of a 13-year-old Aboriginal girl being pinned to the floor and thrown into a train seat by an off-duty WA Police officer is "deeply disturbing and unsettling to watch", Australia's Indigenous...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 17, 2026
Editorial: Two standards, one police force

On a Boorloo/Perth train on Sunday, a 13-year-old Aboriginal girl was pinned to the floor by an off-duty WA Police officer and thrown into the wall of the carriage, her head striking it on impact.

Video shows police officer out of uniform pinning Aboriginal girl to the floor before throwing her into a seat on Perth train

A video has emerged showing a police officer pinning a 13-year-old Aboriginal girl to the floor of a train before throwing her into a seat causing her to hit her head on the train window, sparking out...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 16, 2026
Rabbit Proof Fence star considers legal action following police altercation

The woman at the centre of an internal police investigation after she was captured in footage being pushed to the ground by a police officer in Western Australia's north has been revealed as the young...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 10, 2026
Woman charged after being pushed to the ground by police officer in Broome

WA Police have charged a woman who was pushed to the ground by a police officer in the State's north, as video of the incident circulates online.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Apr 8, 2026
Dr Raylene Nixon's fight for justice and an end to police chokeholds in Queensland

On 7 October, 2021, Steven Lee Nixon-McKeller was killed at the hands of two Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers in Toowoomba. Stevie Lee was just twenty-seven years old.

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Amanda Porter Mar 10, 2026
First Nations activists announce constitutional challenge to Minns’ anti-protest laws

First Nations activists have announced a constitutional challenge to New South Wales Premier Chris Minns' anti-protest laws, supported by a broad coalition of community justice groups opposing the res...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Feb 23, 2026
CCC review sparks police dog changes in WA

Warning: This article contains an image of wounds sustained by a child attacked by a police dog. A report by Western Australia's Corruption and Crime Commission tabled in Parliament Tuesday highlights...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Feb 10, 2026
Police cleared of misconduct over Rolfe murder charge

Senior police have been cleared of improper conduct over a decision to charge an officer with murdering a young Aboriginal man during a botched arrest in an outback township.

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Lloyd Jones Dec 19, 2025
'Gross violation' of human rights - ACT Police accused of pointing gun at innocent Aboriginal child

Allegations that ACT Police pointed a gun at an Aboriginal child during a case of mistaken identity have sparked condemnation by Indigenous groups, who say the incident is a clear example of racial pr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Nov 20, 2025
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