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Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney

The sentencing of Cassius Turvey’s killers shows courts still struggle to deal with racism

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people.


The brutal homicide of 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, Cassius Turvey, by a group of white men revealed the racial schisms in Western Australian society. Turvey was walking home from school in October 2022 when he was abruptly beaten to death.

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