Australia’s home affairs minister has failed to comply with an order to make a decision on whether to grant an Iranian man a protection visa. Read more details in Ben Butler’s report in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jun/17/judge-says-peter-dutton-could-go-to-jail-if-he-defies-orders-in-immigration-case?fbclid=IwAR30G6KUH_nS7gkISuDI-BxitQkMBgBm7UsS3AOgIOFnxA6hz0DH9sxeXvM
How George Floyd is Sparking New Awareness of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
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/
Mother Dawn Smith’s undying fight for justice over daughter Cindy’s death in Bourke road accident
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 …
NO JUSTICE Family of girl, 15, who was ‘molested as she lay dying after car crash’ demand inquest after suspect was acquitted
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.
Ms Dhu’s Death in Custody Leads to Law Reform
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 …
Over 82,000 call for charges over David Dungay Jrs death In custody
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 …
We have not learned the lessons of the lonely death of Mr Jackamarra
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 …
The family of Aboriginal teen violently arrested call for police officer to be charged
The family of an Aboriginal boy who was violently arrested by a police officer in Surry Hills this week want the constable involved charged. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the family said the excessive force used on the 16 year old boy was unnecessary and that it was hard to describe the “anger” and “frustration” they felt as a family. …
NJP features in GQ piece on ’12 Ways You Can Help In Australia’s Own Fight For Indigenous Rights’
GQ includes NJP in its round up of organisations helping to fight system racism and injustice. Read the full article by Brad Nash here.
SA Police reopen investigation into alleged assault of Aboriginal girl, 4, at Big W store
South Australian police have reopened an investigation into the alleged assault of a four-year-old girl at a Big W store last week, after previously saying they considered the matter closed. The National Justice Project’s George Newhouse is acting as the family’s lawyer. Read more from the ABC News report here.