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Police union backs officers involved in Kumanjayi White death in custody

The NT police union says a probe into the fatal police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 shows the force can be "impartial" when investigating deaths in custody.
Chalk drawings on a footpath read "the truth matters" and "love matters".

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custody

PM accused of being 'missing in action' on Indigenous deaths in custody

The peak body for Indigenous legal services says the prime minister is "missing in action" and should convene a national cabinet meeting over rising Aboriginal incarceration rates and deaths in custody.
A group of Aboriginal men walk through the town of Alice Springs, one man holding a protest sign.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custody

'We want justice': Alice Springs holds third rally for Kumanjayi White

More than 100 members of Kumanjayi White's family and community have travelled hundreds of kilometres to gather in Alice Springs for the town's third vigil mourning the young Warlpiri man.
A large poster saying 'Justice for Kumanjayi White' laid on the lawn, with other protest posters and people surrounding.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custody

NT police boss faces political questioning over Kumanjayi White death probe

The Northern Territory's acting police commissioner clarifies why police believe the investigation into Kumanjayi White's death should not be outsourced to an external body.
A man wearing police uniform speaking in a press briefing room.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custody

Legal service urges 'emergency intervention' after two NT deaths in custody

Aboriginal legal service NAAJA is calling for an "emergency intervention" to "de-escalate" tensions in the Northern Territory's justice system, following two deaths of Aboriginal men in police custody in less than a fortnight.
The outside of the NAAJA building in Darwin.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Justice System

Senior Wadeye elder identified as latest NT death in custody

A man who died in police custody at a Darwin hospital on Saturday has been remembered as a "great visionary and educator" as the remote community of Wadeye mourns his loss.
An aerial view of the township of Wadeye (Port Keats).

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custody

MP slams governments for lack of leadership over black deaths in custody

Northern Territory federal MP Marion Scrymgour slams current and former governments for "taking their eye off the ball" regarding Aboriginal deaths in custody, while a grieving grandfather tells police to "get off our backs".
A woman smiles in front of a dark backdrop

Published: Source: ABC News BreakfastTopic: Black Deaths In Custody

Indigenous employment rules dropped from most Commonwealth contracts

Indigenous employment rules have been dropped from two-thirds of Commonwealth contracts, meaning $70 billion worth of contracts did not have to hire a minimum number of Indigenous people or use Indigenous businesses.
A man unloads a large item from a crane.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Indigenous Policy

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