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Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in solidarity with us against the issue of state sanctioned brutality. Systemic change is long overdue. At least 441 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody since the Royal Commission handed down its finding in 1991. These aren’t just numbers to us: these are our Elders, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and children. No police officer or authority has ever been held criminally responsible. The legal system is so entrenc...

Share on Twitter Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of people who have died.  Noongar woman Winnie Hayward is still coming to terms with the police chase that ended with her son and his best friend drowning in Perth’s Swan River in September 2018.  Her son Christopher Drage, 16, and Trisjack Simpson, 17, were among a group of five boys reported to police after they were spotted jumping neighbourhood fences in Maylands...

The statement comes ahead of protests across the country against deaths in custody. There are rallies planned for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Alice Springs and Lismore on Saturday, and Perth on Thursday. The statement was made by the families of Noongar woman Cherdeena Wynne (died 2019) and her father Warren John Cooper (died 1999); Noongar boys Christopher Drage and Trisjack Simpson (died 2018); Dunghutti man David Dungay Jr (died 2015); Gareth Jackson Roe (died 1997); Yamatji woman JC (died ...

The inquest will question whether police had a role in the boys' drowning, after they swam into dangerous conditions to escape pursuit by authorities.

NITV is bringing you updates from the Swan River drowning inquest in Western Australia as they happen.

An inquest into the deaths of two boys who drowned while attempting to evade police will scrutinise the forces relationship with Aboriginal children. Chris Drage, 16, and Trisjack Simpson, 17, were among four boys who attempted to swim across Perths Swan River to escape two officers in Maylands in September 2018. The inquest that began on Monday will look into the protocols WA Police used when apprehend and minors, especially Aboriginal minors. The families (pictured) gathered on the banks of t...

Families Of 15 Indigenous People Who Died In Custody Demand To Talk To ScoMo They say the lack of action from the government, 30 years on from the Royal Commission, can no longer be ignored. We missed you too. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter, so you always know where to find us. Fifteen Indigenous families who have lost loved ones in the care of police or the corrections system have joined together to demand that Prime Minister Scott Morrison meet with them on...

Almost thirty years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, 15 families who have lost loved ones are calling on the Prime Minister to meet with them. Troy Jungaji Brady is the nephew of Birri Gubba woman Aunty Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo, who died in Brisbane City Watchhouse in September. Mr Brady said addressing the crisis of deaths in custody is a matter of urgency. "Why are so many of our people over-policed and overincarcerated and overrepresented," he said. "In this day ...