Indigenous prisoners need culturally-appropriate healthcare given by Aboriginal medical services to prevent more needless deaths in custody, advocates warn.
Case File: Mullaley v State Coroner of Western Australia
Nobody who reads the story of Baby Charlie will be unmoved by the appalling treatment that he and his mother received, but yet the judicial and political systems of West Australia continue to deny an effective way to investigate the issues of systemic discrimination and bias that this story reveals
West Australian Department of Communities fail First Nations child with disabilities
The State body responsible for caring for children in Western Australia has been caught out failing to follow medical advice and provide adequate care to a First Nations child with disabilities. According to testimony at the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability yesterday, doctors’ recommendations for assessment and treatment were not followed by the Department, leading to delays in diagnosis and access to treatment.
Clarifying COVID-19 restrictions for Australia’s First Peoples
The National Justice Project, National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) and UTS Jumbunna have worked together to clarify and communicate restrictions relating to COVID-19 activities for First Nations people living in remote communities across the country. The series of factsheets, which are being shared below, summarise the various public health directions issued as a result of the …
Explainer: what is the WA High-Risk Serious Offenders Act?
In this explainer, we take a look at the impact of the High-Risk Serious Offenders Act on Indigenous people in Western Australia.
Family Demands Urgent Action after their son dies after being sent home from Dubbo Hospital
The State body responsible for caring for children in Western Australia has been caught out failing to follow medical advice and provide adequate care to a First Nations child with disabilities. According to testimony at the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability yesterday, doctors’ recommendations for assessment and treatment were not followed by the Department, leading to delays in diagnosis and access to treatment.
Case update: Swan River drowning inquest concludes
The Coroner’s Court of Western Australia today ends a five-day inquest into the tragic death of teen boys Trisjack Simpson and Christopher Drage, who lost their lives during a police chase.
Exposing violence against First Nations women and girls at the UN
We have written to the UN to draw international attention to systemic violence against First Nations women and children in Australia.
The Mullaley family’s long fight for #JusticeforBabyCharlie
The Mullaley family have been searching for truth, justice, and accountability for the death of Baby Charlie for nine years. Here, we trace the key steps on the family’s long journey towards justice.
After nine years, WA Gov apologises to family of Baby Charlie Mullaley
Yesterday in WA Parliament, the WA Attorney-General John Quigley apologised to and pardoned Tamica and Ted Mullaley on behalf of the WA Government.