Profiles Meet the person putting a stop to spit hoods across Australia Latoya Aroha Rule speaks to Women’s Agenda about their journey leading the National Ban Spit hoods Coalition.
News & Views Almost half of female deaths in custody are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander – and many were preventable Neglect and racism are leading to the deaths of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander women in custody, a new study has found.
News & Views Coroner reveals damning findings at Veronica Nelson inquest, recommending overhaul of bail laws Victoria’s bail laws are an “unmitigated disaster” according to a coroner who has handed down findings into the death of Veronica Nelson.
News & Views Indigenous woman’s death in car crash in Darwin considered a death in custody An Indigenous woman has died in a car crash involving police in Darwin, in what is being treated as a death in custody.
News & Views Labor commits to $90m reforms to reduce Indigenous incarceration and deaths in custody Federal Labor has announced it will allocate more than $90m over four years to reduce the incarceration rates of Indigenous people.
News & Views Indigenous deaths in custody: inquests can be sites of justice or administrative violence Investigations and inquests that follow a death in custody can offer insight into what happened. But much work is still needed to make these processes transparent and effective.
News & Views ‘The system is deeply racist’: Five Indigenous people have died in custody since March Another Indigenous person died in custody over the weekend, marking the fifth Indigenous death in custody since the beginning of March.
News & Views Lidia Thorpe makes history as she officially joins Senate: ‘Determined to work hard for justice in this place’ Lidia Thorpe officially joined the Senate in an historic moment on Tuesday, becoming the first Aboriginal senator for Victoria.
News & Views Indigenous woman dies in police custody in Brisbane The woman was being held by police in Brisbane, waiting to be transferred to a correctional facility. She was found dead in her cell on Wednesday.
News & Views ‘We are devastated and we are angry’: No police officers charged over Tanya Day’s death in custody Tanya Day died in December 2017 after injuries sustained while in police custody. No police officers will be charged over her death.
