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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 entrenched with systemic racism that Aboriginal people are the most incarcerated people in the world. Yet w...

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, a suburb to the east of Perth. Two patrol officers, constables Lindsay Jeffree and Ella Cutler fro...

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 2019, name withheld at her family’s request); Yamatji woman Ms Dhu (died 2014); Anaiwan and Dun...

The officer, who can’t be named, became visibly distressed and emotional as he told the hearing about his desperate attempts to save the two teenage boys.  16-year-old Christopher Drage and 17-year-old Trisjack Simpson-Ninyette drowned in September 2018 when they attempted to flee from police in Marylands, Perth. The officer, who can only be referred to as Operator 65, described how he rushed into the cold river during the 'most challenging' conditions he has seen.  Becoming emotional, the officer broke down as he tearfully told the court how he saw the boys clearly struggling in the wat...

The officer, who can’t be named, became visibly distressed and emotional as he told the hearing about his desperate attempts to save the two teenage boys. The TRG officers happened upon the scene by chance in the Perth suburb of Maylands not far from the riverbank.  16 year old Christopher Drage and 17 year old Trisjack Simpson Ninyette drowned in September 2018 when they attempted to run from police after trespassing and a burglary in suburban Perth.  Two officers pursued the group on foot with one boy splitting off while the four boys ran towards the river in an attempt to evade police.