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Doomadgee inquest hears of more systemic issues, prejudice and a need for solutions

The families of three Indigenous women once again made the 1,000-kilometre trek from Doomadgee to Cairns this week in search of answers. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died.

In 2019 and 2020, Kaya, 17, Betty, 18 and Ms Sandy, 37, died from complications associated with rheumatic heart disease (RHD), which was eradicated from non-Indigenous communities in the 1950s and '60s.

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