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The organisation acknowledges the shift as a 'potential game changer'

Friday, 31 March 2023

Sixteen Indigenous people died in custody in NSW last year, which is double the previous record in the state.

NSW will still adopt a zero tolerance to drugs as it commits $500million to tackle the hold of meth on the state - two years after a special commission made recommendations

Eligible Aboriginal offenders will receive a more culturally-specific and community-based approach to sentencing, as part of a new pilot in the NSW

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether men can be banned from the courtroom, in a case that highlights one of the many cultural issues faced by Indigenous Australians within the current justice system. The case centres around a 16-year old Indigenous girl, who was strip searched by police after she allegedly threatened to harm both herself and police officers. According to the pol...