Tag: Coronial Inquests
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The NSW Coroner has begun the hearing into the death of George Campbell, a Yuin-Dunghutti-Tharawal teenager who was in the care of NSW DCJ when he died.
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the image and name of a Gomeroi person who has passed away. On the 35th anniversary of the death of Mark Anthony Haines, his family are anticipating
For the second time in just six months, a coroner has told WA Police to rein in their use of a dangerous hold known as the ‘prone position’.
The family of Ricky “Dougie” Hampson has announced that the NSW Coroner will investigate the death of their beloved son.
Mr Yeeda, was a 19 year-old First Nations man who died of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) at the West Kimberley Regional Prison.
The NSW State Coroner has given the green light to resume a Coronial Inquest into the death of two Aboriginal girls thirty-four years ago near Bourke.
While the WA Coroner’s findings are critical of WA Police and the WA Health Service, the investigation falls short of delivering justice to Ms Wynne’s family and creating critical change in how police respond to mental health crises.
The National Justice Project has authored a submission to the NSW parliamentary inquiry into regional, rural and remote healthcare.
After being kept in custody despite being granted bail, 36-year-old Aboriginal man Khamsani Victor Jackamarra took his own life at Broome Regional Prison.