CN: Police brutality, racism.Shaye WindsorVolunteer Journalist2 July 2020 The outrage surrounding the deaths of unarmed Black people, like that of Minneapolis man George Floyd, has triggered worldwideaction. Huge numbers of people have been inspired to march across cities across the globe calling for justice for First Nations peoples and against police brutality. In Australia, the huge rallies have a keen …

The Guardian’s Lorena Allam discusses growing calls by legal experts to address the use of excessive force. “Calls for police reform are growing, particularly for the independent investigation of police conduct, following three incidents in a month where police were filmed using allegedly excessive force to detain and arrest young Indigenous men. All three cases – two in Sydney and …

Time Magazine’s Amy Gunia reports on the impact of George Floyd on awareness of Aboriginal deaths in custody. Read the full report here https://time.com/5853380/george-floyd-australia-aboriginal-deaths/

Bourke indigenous elder Dawn Smith refuses to give up hope of winning justice for “my little girl” — her daughter Cindy — 32 years after the 15-year-old was sexually molested as she lay dead or dying in a horrific road accident. The 78-year-old’s hopes have suffered a cruel setback: she has learned the NSW Office of the ­Director of Public …

THE family of a girl who was allegedly molested as she lay dying after a crash has demanded an inquest after the suspect was acquitted. The National Justice Project is representing the family. Read more about the case from this report in The Sun newspaper here.

Yamatji woman, Ms Dhu (whose name is not used for cultural reasons) was just 22 years old when she was dragged from her police cell at South Headland in Western Australia and bundled into the back of a police van, before being taken to a nearby hospital. It was her third visit to hospital in as many days. She died …

The family of Dunghutti man, David Dungay Jnr, has set up a Change.org petition calling for charges to be laid in relation to his death. The death of George Floyd in America has seen a rise in awareness around the treatment of Indigenous Australians with Amnesty International Australia saying more than 400 Indigenous people have died in police custody since …

Originally published in the West Australian, republished with permission. Photo caption: Mr Jackamarra’s family: Shaquille Jackamarra , Zarack Teh, Georgette Jackamarra, Lorraine Dodd and Phyllis Teh. Credit: unknown/Nicole Tooby OPINION | Nicole Tooby The police killing of George Floyd in the US has sparked renewed calls and demonstrations in Australia to address Aboriginal deaths in custody. My thoughts have been with the …