'Relentless': Aboriginal advocates demand action after third death in custody in a week
Last modified on Thu 11 Mar 2021 19.59 EST Aboriginal justice advocates have expressed their devastation following a third Indigenous death in custody in a week and demanded the Australian prime minister urgently meet with bereaved families to progress reforms. National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (Natsils) representatives from across the country, who met on Thursday, said they were “horrified and deeply upset”. “We are extremely concerned that while our people continue to die in custody at alarming rates, federal, state and territory governments have had the an...