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Racism complaint is a 'positive step': NT police boss

A human rights complaint has been lodged against the Northern Territory government and police commissioner on behalf of serving Aboriginal police officers.

AAP · Sep 23, 2024

Dr Raelene Nixon was told her son had died via Facebook – after Queensland police took hours to confirm his death in custody

Mother of Steven Nixon-McKellar says ‘he died in one of the most violent, atrocious ways that any 27-year-old could die’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2023

Another class action launched against WA government over treatment of Banksia Hill detainees

The WA government faces a fresh lawsuit in the Federal Court over its alleged unlawful treatment of juvenile detainees at a controversial unit in the adult Casuarina Prison.

ABC News · May 17, 2023

WA youth prison transfer 'threatens lives'

The planned transfer of 20 detained children to a maximum-security adult prison in Western Australia risks their lives, loved ones and advocates say.

AAP · Jul 13, 2022

Coroner investigates outback Queensland disappearance of Jeremiah Rivers on pig hunting trip

"People can't disappear without an answer", says desperate family after months of conducting their own search. They hope the investigation will spark a breakthrough in the baffling case.

ABC News · May 6, 2022

Australian farm revolution: hopes and fears as a new workforce replaces backpackers

Return of only 7,000 working holiday makers a profound change for agriculture industry

The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2022