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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Lorena Allam

A scuffle in the lolly aisle. The sickening death toll climbs. Another family face gut-wrenching grief

A Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney in 2020
‘The Black Lives Matter protests here highlighted the appalling rates of Aboriginal people dying in police and prison custody.’ Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images

Five years ago thousands of Australians defied Covid restrictions to pour on to the streets of our cities and towns as part of the global Black Lives Matter movement.

The protests here highlighted the appalling rates of Aboriginal people dying in police and prison custody. One death in particular became a rallying point: that of David Dungay Jr, who died while being restrained, pleading that he could not breathe, in similar circumstances to George Floyd in the US.

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