The Latest Breaking News from George Newhouse

Family take legal action after death in custody

The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.

AAP · Jul 27

Claims of racism at referendum ballot box spark reforms

An Aboriginal man is celebrating as his racial discrimination lawsuit against the Australian Electoral Commission is set to usher in nationwide change.

AAP · Jul 8

I was afraid to make a submission to the antisemitism royal commission. But silence has consequences too

I work in a sector that speaks out on racism and human rights, yet on this issue I have felt the boundaries of acceptable speech narrow around me

The Guardian - AU · May 5

NT's youth crime crackdown 'locking up a generation'

Legal and health experts have slammed the Northern Territory's plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility and reinstate the use of spit hoods.

AAP · Aug 30, 2024

NSW Liberal party denied extension after missing council elections deadline in ‘monumental stuff-up’

State’s electoral commission receives request from party president after it failed to lodge nominations for more than 130 council candidates

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2024

Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Parliament is being urged to "put some teeth" into action recommended by an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children.

AAP · Aug 15, 2024

Spotlight on hospital care at Indigenous death inquest

An inquest will examine whether prejudice was a factor in treatment of an Indigenous man who died from perforated ulcers after being discharged from hospital.

AAP · Feb 24, 2024

Calls for change after 40 people die in police custody

More than 100 people died in custody during 2022-23, including 17 who were shot, latest data shows.

AAP · Dec 14, 2023

‘If they don’t comply, they die’: families demand royal commission after fatal NSW police shootings

Exclusive: Premier says an inquiry into use of force against vulnerable people isn’t necessary, despite four fatalities in as many monthss

The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2023

Leetona has relived her son's final moments for years — an inquiry left her with more questions than answers

David Dungay Jr died while being restrained by corrective officers in a cell at Long Bay Prison Hospital in 2015 — now his family is trying to help others navigate NSW's "overburdened" coronial system.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023