Our thoughts are with the family of Ms Dhu and the Deaths in Custody Watch Committee of WA today. See the excellent article by Calla Wahlquist in the Guardian

The WA Coroner has found that Ms Dhu’s death was preventable, that her treatment was inhumane and she has decided to release the video evidence. See http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-16/ms-dhu-inquest-coroner-releases-findings-into-death-in-custody/8122898

George Newhouse, principal solicitor of the National Justice Project, told The Saturday Paper that the revelations of the training course could have significant legal ramifications. “I think it is inappropriate to ever use tear gas on children at all, and then if they have breached their guidelines, then I think there are implications for both criminal and civil law in the circumstances,” …