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Donna Nelson, the mother of Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson, has spoken out about the failures of the system and called for changes to the bail laws. Kerry Smith reports.
Victoria’s bail laws are an "unmitigated disaster” according to a coroner who has handed down findings into the death of Veronica Nelson.
Premier Daniel Andrews said Veronica Nelson was "let down" by the system and pledged that the state govern...
On the first day of the coronial inquest into the Indigenous woman’s death in custody, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre general manager Tracy Jones warned staff about “sensationalised” scrutiny, and urged her colleagues “to not take it personally”.
Advocates urge overhaul of strict bail laws in Victoria and elsewhere to ensure people aren’t needlessly funnelled into jail