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Police fatal shooting raises mental health questions

A man believed to have been suffering a mental health episode has been shot by police, after a six-hour siege where he attempted to stab an officer with glass.

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Cindy's law: reforms close sexual violence loophole

Four decades after the "horrific" deaths of two teenage girls in the outback, new legislation aims to ensure sex offenders cannot escape punishment.

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

Australians will rally this weekend to mourn Kumanjayi White, a Warlpiri man with disabilities who stopped breathing after being restrained by NT police

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Family of Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by police in supermarket demands independent inquiry

Exclusive: Lawyer for 24-year-old’s family asks NT police to ‘appoint independent body from another state or territory to undertake investigation’ after Alice Springs death

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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‘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

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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.

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Medibank customers left to endure anxiety and fear without 'right support' after data breach

Medibank customers whose personal details have been uploaded online have spoken of the hidden emotional and financial cost, and say they have been left without support and compensation.

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High Court decision on WA law that allows indefinite detention for 'serious offenders' shocks human rights lawyers

The High Court has denied an appeal from a first-time offender who, having served his time, challenged a WA law that allows the state to indefinitely detain or impose strict conditions on criminals deemed likely to reoffend.

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‘Where is the evidence?’: critics take aim at NT judge who says antiracism is becoming ‘a religion’

Opponents say it is ‘surprising’ for Judith Kelly to claim that ‘on the whole, modern Australian society is not racist’, in speech on Indigenous domestic violence

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Death in custody of young Aboriginal man Mr Yeeda was likely preventable, WA coroner finds

A 19-year-old Aboriginal man's death would likely have been prevented if multiple state authorities had not failed to arrange a life-or-death medical appointment, according to the WA state coroner.

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Aboriginal teen’s death in prison would likely have been prevented if he’d seen a cardiologist, WA coroner finds

The 19-year-old Miriuwung and Gajerrong man ‘urgently needed an appointment and it may have saved his life’, report states

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Evidence concerns in WA prison inquest

An inquest examining the death of an Indigenous man at Perth's privately operated Acacia Prison will not hear from independent experts about his care.

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Family of Aboriginal man who died after leaving Dubbo Hospital calls for Attorney-General's help

Dougie Hampson died hours after leaving a Western NSW hospital. Now his family wants the Attorney-General to help them get answers.

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Family of Indigenous man who died after being sent home from NSW hospital demands inquest

Ricky ‘Dougie’ Hampson Jr died within 18 hours of being discharged from Dubbo hospital, allegedly without a proper diagnosis

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