NAAJA deputy chair Colleen Rosas defends Aboriginal legal service amid financial audits, instability

5 months, 3 weeks ago

NAAJA deputy chair Colleen Rosas defends Aboriginal legal service amid financial audits, instability

ABC

In short: The deputy chair of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has defended the organisation's ability to provide legal services amid ongoing internal instability. The deputy chair of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has defended the organisation's ability to provide legal services amid ongoing internal instability. Former NAAJA chairperson and current deputy chair Colleen Rosas said NAAJA was working to address the issues raised by the NIAA. Agency unable to recruit permanent chief executive Ms Rosas said NAAJA's long running unfair dismissal case, brought by former chief executive Priscilla Atkins, had also left the agency unable to recruit a long-term chief executive.

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Aboriginal legal service NAAJA apologies to former chief executive Priscilla Atkins for her unlawful dismissal

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Aboriginal legal service NAAJA apologies to former chief executive Priscilla Atkins for her unlawful dismissal

ABC

One of Australia's top Aboriginal legal services, NAAJA, has publicly apologised for the unlawful sacking of its former chief executive officer. In June, NAAJA's former chief executive Priscilla Atkins successfully sued the organisation for wrongful dismissal, with the federal court finding she was unlawfully sacked from her position. Government warns NAAJA funding 'at risk' Photo shows Indigenous man in blue …

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NT Aboriginal land councils want independent police racism review

1 week, 5 days ago

NT Aboriginal land councils want independent police racism review

ABC

Calls from a major Northern Territory land council for an independent review into systemic racism in the NT Police Force have been backed by the territory's anti-discrimination commissioner. The Northern Land Council released a statement in November in response to the NT ICAC report's findings and said systemic racism "is not just a relic of the past". "In collaboration with …

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Andhra doctors deplore National Task Force report, demand protection

1 month ago

Andhra doctors deplore National Task Force report, demand protection

New Indian Express

VIJAYAWADA: Medical practitioners across the State and the rest of the country have expressed dissatisfaction with the National Task Force appointed by the Supreme Court, which concluded that a Central Protection Act for doctors is unnecessary. The Supreme Court constituted the NTF following the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder incident to evaluate the need for stringent security measures …

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Senior NAAJA employee arrested, resigns after allegedly helping killer fugitive evade NT police

1 month, 1 week ago

Senior NAAJA employee arrested, resigns after allegedly helping killer fugitive evade NT police

ABC

A senior employee with the nation's largest Aboriginal legal service has resigned after she was arrested in a hotel room allegedly alongside a fugitive who police say she helped evade capture. Samantha Alampi, 36, who managed offenders' parole for the embattled North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, was allegedly caught at the Mercure Hotel in Alice Springs with 20-year-old Jefferson Woodie …

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Northern Land Council referred to national anti-corruption watchdog over COVID-19 grants

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Northern Land Council referred to national anti-corruption watchdog over COVID-19 grants

ABC

The administration of COVID-19 stimulus funding by one of Australia’s most powerful Aboriginal land councils has been referred to the national anti-corruption watchdog. Northern Land Council interim chief executive Jessie Schaecken told a Senate estimates hearing on Friday she had made the referral after making enquiries into the stimulus program. Stimulus referral ‘not aimed at specific people’ Accusations surrounding the …

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Former NAAJA CEO Priscilla Atkins wins wrongful dismissal case in Federal Court

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Former NAAJA CEO Priscilla Atkins wins wrongful dismissal case in Federal Court

ABC

In short: Former NAAJA chief executive Priscilla Atkins has won her wrongful dismissal case against the organisation in the Federal Court. Former NAAJA chief executive Priscilla Atkins has won her wrongful dismissal case against the organisation in the Federal Court. Ms Atkins, who had been in her role since 2007, was suspended, then sacked, after raising complaints of corruption against …

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NIA Chargesheets Naxal Cadre in Conspiracy to Kill Security Forces in Chhattisgarh

6 months, 2 weeks ago

NIA Chargesheets Naxal Cadre in Conspiracy to Kill Security Forces in Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against a naxal cadre in a case relating to a conspiracy to damage and block a road in Chhattisgarh with the intent to kill police personnel and loot their arms. The accused, Lakhma Ram alias Lakhma Korram, has been charged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, Prevention …

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Don Dale detention centre critics accuse Labor and CLP of using youth justice to win election

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Don Dale detention centre critics accuse Labor and CLP of using youth justice to win election

ABC

In short: As the NT grapples with a youth crime crisis, legal experts, advocates and a former detainee say Don Dale Youth Detention Centre is compounding the problem. As the NT grapples with a youth crime crisis, legal experts, advocates and a former detainee say Don Dale Youth Detention Centre is compounding the problem. "I'm really excited about closing Don …

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Senator Lidia Thorpe accuses police of failing to protect her after Neo-Nazi racist abuse

1 year, 2 months ago

Senator Lidia Thorpe accuses police of failing to protect her after Neo-Nazi racist abuse

ABC

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has said the Australian Federal Police have failed to protect her after becoming the target of far-right extremist racist abuse. Key points: Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe was tagged in a video of a Neo-Nazi burning an Aboriginal flag while doing a Nazi salute The AFP says it is investigating the video and takes the protection of …

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Naidu in 14-day custody, 1st in a corruption case

1 year, 3 months ago

Naidu in 14-day custody, 1st in a corruption case

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: For the first time in his 45-year political career, former chief minister and Telugu Desam supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu found himself inside a prison on corruption charges on Sunday, following his arrest on Saturday, when a court remanded him to 14-day judicial custody. The Special Investigation Team of the AP Criminal Investigation Department headed by deputy inspector general K. …

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Melbourne man accused of making violent threats against senator Lidia Thorpe

1 year, 3 months ago

Melbourne man accused of making violent threats against senator Lidia Thorpe

ABC

In short: The AFP has charged a man over alleged threats of violence against independent senator Lidia Thorpe following a year-long investigation The AFP has charged a man over alleged threats of violence against independent senator Lidia Thorpe following a year-long investigation What's next? The man will face court next month Federal police have charged a man for allegedly creating …

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NAB fraudster Helen Rosamond jailed for eight years after defrauding bank of $19million to fund lavish lifestyle

1 year, 5 months ago

NAB fraudster Helen Rosamond jailed for eight years after defrauding bank of $19million to fund lavish lifestyle

Daily Mail

A woman who defrauded millions of dollars from a major Australian bank has been jailed for at least eight years. Helen Mary Rosamond, 48, falsified and inflated invoices from her event management company Human Group, swindling more than $19million from the National Australia Bank between 2013 and 2018. Helen Mary Rosamond, 48, falsified and inflated invoices from her event management …

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Senior NT police officer 'no longer fulfilling' acting assistant commissioner role after 'unfortunate interview', DV inquest hears

1 year, 5 months ago

Senior NT police officer 'no longer fulfilling' acting assistant commissioner role after 'unfortunate interview', DV inquest hears

ABC

A senior Northern Territory Police officer has been relieved of his acting assistant commissioner duties after giving an "unfortunate interview" on ABC Radio, the coroner has heard. Key points: Commander James O'Brien had been acting in the role of Assistant Police Commissioner The barrister for NT Police told the coroner some of his comments were "not the position of the …

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Four NT communities chosen to receive federal support for justice reinvestment strategies

1 year, 6 months ago

Four NT communities chosen to receive federal support for justice reinvestment strategies

ABC

Local advocates have welcomed federal government support to kick off a justice reinvestment program in the Northern Territory town of Katherine, amid a surge in property crime in the region. Key points: Four NT communities have been chosen to receive federal funding for justice reinvestment strategies Katherine advocates have welcomed the announcement, saying they believe it will help tackle rising …

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Indigenous advocate says ACT government review into incarceration rates doesn't go far enough

1 year, 6 months ago

Indigenous advocate says ACT government review into incarceration rates doesn't go far enough

ABC

An Indigenous advocate has asked how many more "talkfests" are needed before the ACT government addresses the over-representation of Indigenous people in Canberra's criminal justice system. Key points: The ACT government says it will hold a review into how it is responding to the over-representation of Indigenous people in its criminal justice system Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now …

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Aboriginal leaders call for 'measured response' as NT government launches bail review following death of Declan Laverty

1 year, 9 months ago

Aboriginal leaders call for 'measured response' as NT government launches bail review following death of Declan Laverty

ABC

The Northern Territory's most prominent Aboriginal legal service has cautioned against "kneejerk" law reforms following the stabbing death of a young bottle shop worker, saying rushed changes would not reduce crime and would "disproportionately impact Aboriginal people". Key points: The NT government has announced a review of bail laws for offences involving edged weapons Aboriginal organisations are calling for a …

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Nalgonda leaders spar as Thakare holds review meet

1 year, 9 months ago

Nalgonda leaders spar as Thakare holds review meet

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: The differences between local leaders in Nalgonda came out in the open during a review meeting held by AICC Telangana in charge Manikrao Thakare. In the meeting held in Kodad, a group close to PCC chief A. Revanth Reddy felt humiliated after former minister Ramreddy Damodar Reddy spoke against those who joined from “other parties”. The group led by …

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Lidia Thorpe calls for treaty, not the Voice as Indigenous Australians share their concerns on Q+A

1 year, 10 months ago

Lidia Thorpe calls for treaty, not the Voice as Indigenous Australians share their concerns on Q+A

ABC

Historical issues for Indigenous Australians were laid out on Q+A on Monday night by audience member and Wiradjuri man Paul Towney, before Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe said Indigenous Australians were sick of asking the government for handouts. Key points: Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe continued to campaign for treaty not the Voice She was challenged by Labor Minister Malarndirri McCarthy over …

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Donna Nelson removed as Derbarl Yerrigan chair as uncertainty shrouds detainment in Japan

1 year, 11 months ago

Donna Nelson removed as Derbarl Yerrigan chair as uncertainty shrouds detainment in Japan

ABC

Uncertainty remains over the fate of a West Australian Aboriginal community leader detained in Japan, after the organisation she chaired removed her from the position. Key points: Donna Nelson was detained in Japan earlier this month Derbarl-Yerrigan Health Service says it needed to appoint a new chair The organisation says she is facing "personal challenges" Donna Nelson was the chair …

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Domestic violence increasing in NT, Indigenous Australians struggling to find employment, inquiry hears

2 years ago

Domestic violence increasing in NT, Indigenous Australians struggling to find employment, inquiry hears

ABC

A parliamentary inquiry examining job opportunities in the Northern Territory has heard a federally-funded remote employment service is "clearly broken", as businesses and organisations struggle to find staff, while many Indigenous people remain unemployed. Key points: A parliamentary inquiry has heard programs designed to create job opportunities in the NT are failing A frontline Aboriginal health service has called for …

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Northern Territory Police to 'audit' handling of domestic violence incidents in Alice Springs and central Australia

2 years, 1 month ago

Northern Territory Police to 'audit' handling of domestic violence incidents in Alice Springs and central Australia

ABC

Northern Territory police have announced plans to review their handling of domestic violence incidents, in the wake of reporting on the high levels of violence against Aboriginal women and concerns about police responses to it. Key points: A new taskforce will 'audit' police responses to domestic violence in Alice Springs and surrounding regions Police say the unit will 'reinforce' training …

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Upset with NCP, Congress style of functioning, have no complaints against Sena chief: Rebel MLAs

2 years, 6 months ago

Upset with NCP, Congress style of functioning, have no complaints against Sena chief: Rebel MLAs

Firstpost

The Shiv Sena MLAs, who have rebelled against the party, plunging the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra into a crisis, arrived in Assam’s Guwahati city by a chartered flight on Wednesday. Mumbai: A Maharashtra Shiv Sena minister, who is among the dissidents led by party leader Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday said they do not have any complaints against the …

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We are upset with NCP, Congress style of functioning, have no complaints against Sena chief: Rebel MLAs

2 years, 6 months ago

We are upset with NCP, Congress style of functioning, have no complaints against Sena chief: Rebel MLAs

The Hindu

A Maharashtra Shiv Sena minister, who is among the dissidents led by party leader Eknath Shinde, on June 22 said they do not have any complaints against the Sena leadership, but they have been upset with the style of the function of the NCP and Congress, the other two ruling alliance partners in the State. The Shiv Sena MLAs, who …

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The Indigenous people killed by police in Australia

2 years, 6 months ago

The Indigenous people killed by police in Australia

Al Jazeera

After recent trials in which police officers have been acquitted, Indigenous Australians ask ‘when are they going to stop killing us’? Had the charges led to a conviction, Rolfe would have been the first police officer in the country’s history to be found guilty for the death of an Indigenous person. After the acquittal, Warlpiri Elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves publicly …

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Will Congress Crack the Whip on Navjot Singh Sidhu for ‘Indiscipline’?

2 years, 7 months ago

Will Congress Crack the Whip on Navjot Singh Sidhu for ‘Indiscipline’?

News 18

After Sunil Jakhar, is the Congress high command contemplating disciplinary action against former Punjab Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu? Chaudhary wrote to party president Sonia Gandhi on April 23, seeking issuance of the notice after having received a complaint from the newly chosen state unit chief Amarinder Singh Warring, accusing Sidhu of indulging in “blatant anti-party activities”. “The first …

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The sadness of Kumanjayi Walker's family is a familiar sorrow for Aboriginal people

2 years, 9 months ago

The sadness of Kumanjayi Walker's family is a familiar sorrow for Aboriginal people

ABC

The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is a vast, cavernous structure held up by enormous white pillars on the curved edge of Australia's northern capital. At the trial's conclusion this week, after seven hours of deliberation, 12 jurors found Constable Zachary Rolfe not guilty of murdering Aboriginal man Kumanjayi Walker, who Rolfe shot during an attempted arrest in November …

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman Says Antrix-Devas Deal is a Fraud by Congress, of Congress, for Congress

2 years, 11 months ago

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Says Antrix-Devas Deal is a Fraud by Congress, of Congress, for Congress

News 18

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday challenged the Congress party to come clear on Antrix-Devas dispute. Sitharaman addressed a press conference after the Supreme Court on January 17 dismissed an appeal by Devas Multimedia Pvt. “This kind of selling of primary endowments like wavelengths, satellites or spectrum band, giving it away to private parties and making money from private parties …

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SA's Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman caught in unwelcome spotlight over Kangaroo Island port. Here's how it reached that point

3 years, 1 month ago

SA's Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman caught in unwelcome spotlight over Kangaroo Island port. Here's how it reached that point

ABC

While the behaviour of MPs in Victoria and New South Wales is currently under the spotlight, a parliamentary inquiry in SA is threatening the political future of the state's Deputy Premier. With a fortnight of parliamentary hearings complete and a report into Ms Chapman's handling of a port proposal on Kangaroo Island set to be tabled in parliament next week, …

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NSW Police Deputy Commissioner opposed COVID plan to lock down remote Aboriginal communities

3 years, 1 month ago

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner opposed COVID plan to lock down remote Aboriginal communities

ABC

One of Australia's most senior police officers swayed the New South Wales government to reject a plan to protect Aboriginal communities, before this year's spiralling COVID-19 outbreak in which at least 15 Aboriginal people have died. Key points: NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Gary Worboys said the plan to allow Aboriginal communities to lock down was "impossible to police" The NSW …

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Vickie Chapman makes defamation threat in bid to halt parliamentary inquiry

3 years, 1 month ago

Vickie Chapman makes defamation threat in bid to halt parliamentary inquiry

ABC

South Australia's Deputy Premier, Vickie Chapman, has threatened to sue an opponent for defamation in a bid to halt a parliamentary investigation into whether she has a conflict of interest. Key points: Vickie Chapman is threatening to sue Labor's Tom Koutsantonis for defamation Ms Chapman's decision to block a timber port on KI is the subject of a parliamentary inquiry …

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Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Captain Amarinder Singh 'a spent cartridge' as fresh fight erupts between two

3 years, 1 month ago

Navjot Singh Sidhu calls Captain Amarinder Singh 'a spent cartridge' as fresh fight erupts between two

India Today

A fresh fight erupted between Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday immediately after the former Punjab chief minister said that he would get the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief defeated in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. Captain Amarinder Singh said that the new party, which he will form, would fight and defeat Navjot Singh Sidhu in …

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Amarinder Singh-Navjot Sidhu dispute 'good for Congress': Harish Rawat

3 years, 3 months ago

Amarinder Singh-Navjot Sidhu dispute 'good for Congress': Harish Rawat

India TV News

Senior Congress leader and the party's in-charge for Punjab Harish Rawat has dismissed reports of friction between Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Pradesh Congress Committee president Navjot Singh Sidhu, and said if there is "any dispute between the two leaders in future, it would be beneficial for the party". When asked about the ties between Amarinder and Sidhu, Rawat …

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Congress leadership miffed with Navjot Sidhu? Deny him time for meeting

3 years, 3 months ago

Congress leadership miffed with Navjot Sidhu? Deny him time for meeting

India TV News

Amid an intense power struggle in Punjab Congress, state unit party chief Navjot Singh Sindhu on Thursday returned to his home state after he was denied an appointment by the party leadership for a meeting. Earlier on Wednesday, party's state in charge Hairsh Rawat began confabulations with the state leaders including Sidhu. Sidhu said that despite the high court's directions, …

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Indigenous women strip-searched twice as often inside Canberra's jail in recent months

3 years, 5 months ago

Indigenous women strip-searched twice as often inside Canberra's jail in recent months

ABC

Strip searches were conducted on Indigenous women twice as often as non-Indigenous women at Canberra's jail in recent months, new data has revealed. Key points: From October 2020 to April 2021, roughly 60 per cent of strip searches recorded on the jail's strip-search register were of Indigenous women Indigenous advocates say the data further demonstrates the need for an inquiry …

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'Not a showpiece to win polls': Navjot Sidhu launches frontal attack on Amarinder Singh

3 years, 6 months ago

'Not a showpiece to win polls': Navjot Sidhu launches frontal attack on Amarinder Singh

India TV News

Training his guns at Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has said that the former failed to deliver justice in the Bargari and Kotkapura police firing cases. In a tweet shared from his account, Sidhu said that he wants to give power to people and that he "rejected the system when the system didn't allow …

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Victoria reports Aboriginal death in custody, legal service says justice system needs 'urgent' reforms

3 years, 9 months ago

Victoria reports Aboriginal death in custody, legal service says justice system needs 'urgent' reforms

ABC

An Aboriginal man died in custody at Victoria's largest prison on the weekend, the state government has confirmed. Key points: The man is the the third Aboriginal death in custody to be reported in Australia this month His death highlights the "urgent need for sweeping reforms to the justice system", legal advocates say The cause of death will be formally …

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Aboriginal community tensions grow following SA parliamentary inquiry proposal

3 years, 10 months ago

Aboriginal community tensions grow following SA parliamentary inquiry proposal

ABC

A group of Aboriginal leaders has warned that a parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal governance in South Australia risks causing "great harm to individuals, tearing families apart and damaging communities". Key points: A group of Aboriginal leaders say they oppose a parliamentary inquiry into Aboriginal governance in SA Prominent Aboriginal leaders, including Jeffrey Newchurch and Keith Thomas, wrote to the Premier …

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Woman in custody at Canberra's jail allegedly strip-searched in front of male inmates in 'degrading' act

3 years, 10 months ago

Woman in custody at Canberra's jail allegedly strip-searched in front of male inmates in 'degrading' act

ABC

A female detainee on remand at the Alexander Maconochie Centre says she was strip-searched in view of a number of male inmates and staff, in what she described as a "degrading" act. Key points: The 37-year-old Indigenous detainee said she felt "absolute fear and shame" during the alleged incident The CEO of a local Aboriginal health service, Julie Tongs, is …

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Leanne Liddle is on a mission to bring the NT's remote communities back from the brink in five years

4 years ago

Leanne Liddle is on a mission to bring the NT's remote communities back from the brink in five years

ABC

Leanne Liddle is heading up the NT Government's Aboriginal Justice Agreement. "Everyone can improve, but the police force is usually the first contact Aboriginal people have with the justice system, so having that strong, genuine relationship is really important," Leanne says. "You can't ignore the history that Aboriginal people had with the justice system," Leanne explains. "If we build up …

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Australia police in spotlight on Indigenous deaths in custody

4 years, 3 months ago

Australia police in spotlight on Indigenous deaths in custody

Al Jazeera

Protests follow last week’s death of 49-year-old woman in cell, the 441st since landmark 1991 royal commission on issue. Brisbane, Australia – “Say her name!” yelled Ruby Wharton to a crowd of Black Lives Matter supporters in Brisbane, as hundreds took to the streets of the Queensland city following the death of a 49-year-old Indigenous woman in police custody. Time …

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‘It’s Frightening’: Judges, UN Experts on Targeting CAA Protesters

4 years, 5 months ago

‘It’s Frightening’: Judges, UN Experts on Targeting CAA Protesters

The Quint

Retired judges and United Nations experts raised concerns on Monday, 13 July, about the way in which the government has responded to the anti-Citizenship Act protests in recent months, including the implication of many of the protesters in criminal cases. Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur, Justice AP Shah of the Delhi High Court, UN Special Rapporteur on …