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Book about fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker among winners at Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
A book about the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker and the murder trial of Northern Territory police officer…
#NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #apieceofredcloth #AU #Australia #blackdeathsincustody #deathofkumanjayiwalker #katewild #kumanjayiwalker #kumanjayiwalkerinquest #pmlas #primeminister'sliteraryawards #theredhouse #zacharyrolfe
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/887248/
Book about Kumanjayi Walker's killing wins $80,000 at literary awards
By Hannah Story
Kate Wild wasn't sure if she should write about the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker and the ensuing murder trial. Her book just won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.
#AwardsandPrizes #Books #Fiction #NonFiction #Author #Novel #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #IndigenousAustralians #BlackDeathsInCustody #HannahStory
Police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker at centre of book that won $80k
By Hannah Story
Kate Wild wasn't sure if she should write about the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker and the ensuing murder trial. Her book just won the Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction.
#AwardsandPrizes #Books #Fiction #NonFiction #Author #Novel #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #IndigenousAustralians #BlackDeathsInCustody #HannahStory
Mum-of-five repeatedly begged for medication in custody, inquest hears
By Kirstie Wellauer
A First Nations mother-of-five repeatedly begged prison officials for her medications and was discharged from hospital after a suicide attempt without a mental health review, a coronial inquest heard today. The inquest will look at whether the healthcare she received met community standards.
#BlackDeathsInCustody #IndigenousAustralians #Courts #KirstieWellauer
First Nations people with disability spending extended periods in custody, report finds
By Sarah Richards
The Indigenous disability-led research is a national first, and examines the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability in Australia's justice system.
#IndigenousAustralians #BlackDeathsInCustody #Prisons #PeopleWithDisability #SarahRichards
Lawyer for Kumanjayi White's family alleges double standard over federal MP case
By Grace Atta and Elsie Lange
The lawyer representing Kumanjayi White's family claims the Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions' (NT DPP) decision to hand the case of a Labor MP accused of assault to the Commonwealth prosecutors is a double standard.
#BlackDeathsInCustody #Courts #Police #GraceAtta #ElsieLange
Family pays tribute to Aboriginal man who died in police custody
By Peta Doherty
Family and friends of an Aboriginal man who died in police custody in Adelaide just over a week ago have paid tribute to the 23-year-old at a CBD vigil.
#BlackDeathsInCustody #IndigenousProtocols #IndigenousCulture #PetaDoherty
Family of man who died after being restrained by police sues for answers
By Kirstie Wellauer
The family of Kumanjayi White has launched legal action seeking answers over who made the decision not to pursue charges against the police officers involved in the 24-year-old's death.
#Courts #IndigenousAustralians #BlackDeathsInCustody #KirstieWellauer
Police say cause of Kumanjayi White's death in custody still not known
By Jacqueline Breen and Stewart Brash
The Northern Territory police commissioner says the cause of 24-year-old Kumanjayi White's death in custody remains undetermined, with the criminal case against the officers who restrained him now closed.
#BlackDeathsInCustody #Police #JacquelineBreen #StewartBrash
"Eleven police officers called to give evidence into the death of an Aboriginal man in custody have sought certificates to protect themselves from self-incrimination."
In other words; They're guilty as sin, and they know they'll 'let it slip' in questioning..
NT government sued over 44yo mother's death in police watch house
By Jane Bardon
The family of a woman who died in police custody in Tennant Creek is suing the Northern Territory government for negligence, alleging officers failed in their duty of care after her arrest and that the 44-year-old was held in an "overheated" cell.
65,000 years of continuous occupation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples but Australia still remains a racist society. #australia #auspol #firstnations #aboriginal #blak #blackdeathsincustody https://sunburylife.au/excavation-of-rings-reveals-sunburys-rich-aboriginal-history/
Police anti-racism strategy architect describes 'hardest job' of her life
By Eleni Roussos
Leanne Liddle knows what it takes to cut it as a police officer, but says tackling racism within the ranks has been her toughest assignment yet.
Lawyers call for police involved in Kumanjayi White's death to be suspended
By Elsie Lange
Almost 80 Northern Territory lawyers have written to the government calling for "external oversight" in the investigation into Kumanjayi White's death in custody, and for the officers involved to be stood down during the probe.
Police officer involved in Alice Springs death in custody charges Kumanjayi White's father
By Elsie Lange and Samantha Dick
Court documents seen by the ABC show police prosecutor Steven Haig approved charges laid against the father of Kumanjayi White.
#Courts #Police #BlackDeathsInCustody #ElsieLange #SamanthaDick
NT Police say Kumanjayi White's cause of death in custody still unknown
By Samantha Dick
Northern Territory Police say the cause of Kumanjayi White's death remains "undetermined", more than two months after he died in police custody at a Coles supermarket in Alice Springs.
Six hundred deaths, little justice: The ongoing toll of deaths in custody
By Tahnee Jash and Stephanie Boltje
With more than 600 Indigenous deaths in custody since the royal commission, First Nations families say the staggering toll is Australia's shame.
#BlackDeathsInCustody #IndigenousPolicy #HumanRights #IndigenousAustralians #TahneeJash #StephanieBoltje
"When an Aboriginal male goes missing, most of the public don't care."
Welcome to Australia, ma-aate! #Australia #auspol #FirstNations #IndiginousRights #BlackDeathsInCustody https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/carolina-wilga-case-poses-questions-for-missing-indigenous-men/105528824
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Stop Black Deaths in Custody
Candlelight Vigil
Sun 15 June 5pm
Tandarnyangga (So called Victoria Square)
Organised by Natasha Wanganeen
Join us in standing in solidarity with First Nations people.
(This is the new date and time for the event from a few weeks back that was postponed due to the weather)
https://seedbomb.au/events/187
#kaurnaYarta #Adelaide #Vigil #BlackDeathsInCustody #FirstNations
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Stop Black Deaths in Custody
Candlelight Vigil
This weekend.
Sun 8 June 6-8pm
Tandarnyangga (So called Victoria Square)
Organised by Natasha Wanganeen
Join us in standing in solidarity with First Nations people.
https://seedbomb.au/events/187
#kaurnaYarta #Adelaide #Vigil #BlackDeathsInCustody #FirstNations
Indigenous man dies in custody at Goldfields prison
By Hayden Smith
Western Australia's Department of Justice says the 31-year-old Aboriginal man was found unresponsive in his cell at Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/death-in-custody-eastern-goldfields-regional-prison/105134802
Compare this to #BlackDeathsInCustody #SideBySide
500 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991. Have a think about that. Since a landmark royal commission revealing the extent of the issue & providing over 330 recommendations abt how to address it, there he been 500 more deaths. That's what ppl should be taking to the streets abt
https://twitter.com/LatimoreJack/status/1467976401848467459
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Coroner finds inadequate supervision before man's Roebourne Prison suicide
By Rosemary Murphy
A WA coroner has found the supervision provided by prison officers of a Pilbara man who died from self-harm in Roebourne Regional Prison was inadequate on the night of his death.
#PrisonsandPunishment #BlackDeathsInCustody #Suicide #RosemaryMurphy
Officer charged over death of teenager who collided with police car in Sydney
By Lia Harris
An Indigenous teenager died in 2022 after an unmarked police car collided with a motorbike he was riding in Sydney.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/nsw-sydney-police-officer-charged-jai-wright/103488318
#Police #BlackDeathsInCustody #LawCrimeandJustice #DeathandDying #Crime #CourtsandTrials #LiaHarris
