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Handing down her findings in the inquest into the death of Todd McKenzie today, Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame was highly critical of the practices of NSW Police on the day. On 31 July 2019, Todd McKenzie was suffering from
An inquest opening today in Brisbane into the death of a young Sudanese refugee who was held in Manus Island offshore immigration detention centre will shed light on Australia’s secretive offshore detention regime, says human rights law firm the National
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the image and name of a Kamilaroi/Dunghutti man who has passed away. The National Justice Project is gearing up for a major inquest into the death of
“I am still heartbroken about the death of my son [in WA Prisons]. I don’t want any mother to have to go through what I have had to bear" - mother of Jomen Blanket.
The family of George Campbell say that more could have been done to provide cultural connection for their son in state care.
A coroner has accepted expert opinion that the life of Stanley Inman Jnr could have been saved if there had been culturally safe care at Acacia Prison.
In the final day of a coronial inquest into a police shooting of Todd McKenzie, his family have made a plea for change.
A spate of suicides in WA's Acacia Prison will be highlighted this week, as the WA Coroner examines the death of Stanley Inman Jnr.
On 3 May 2018, Mr Yeeda, a 19-year-old Aboriginal man, died at the West Kimberly Regional Prison whilst serving a 14-month custodial term of imprisonment.
We are working with the family of Todd McKenzie to secure answers and accountability from NSW Police through a coronial inquest.