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IBAC charges two Victorian police officers over alleged assault of Aboriginal man
Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly usi...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Aug 2026
Kumanjayi White family ends court action after learning who made decision not to prosecute his death in custody
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 13 Aug 2026
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
‘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 White, a disabled 24-year-old Warlpiri man, died on May 27 last year after being restrained by two plain-clothed NT Poli...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 26, 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.

Exclusive: 13-year-old pinned down and thrown by police officer on train speaks out

The young Aboriginal girl who was pinned to the floor and thrown into a train seat by a WA Police officer has spoken out. On Friday, 'Sarah' (not her real name) told National Indigenous Times she had...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 17, 2026
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
You cannot police your way out of violence when the police are part of the problem

The South Australian Government's announcement of a new reporting pathway for domestic violence allegedly committed by police officers is being framed as a step forward.

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
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
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