First Nations activists are leading the campaign to stop deaths in custody and for real accountability for those responsible, reports Isaac Nellist.
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The Australian Institute of Criminology has just released a report showing that 33 First Nations people died in prison custody, police custody and custody-related operations and youth detention over 2024–25 — the highest such number since 1979–80. Kerry Smith reports.
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Despite warnings from legal experts and community organisations, Labor voted to grant police and MPs new powers to stop Centrelink payments for people accused of a serious offence but have yet to appear before a court. Pip Hinman reports.
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Senators Lidia Thorpe and Fatima Payman, who introduced the “Genocide Red Lines Package” in the last parliament, are working on a new version aimed at ensuring Australia meets its obligations under international law to prevent genocide. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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Deepak Joshi argues that while structural racism must be challenged, migrants have responsibilities too, including to refuse to be vote banks for careerist politicians.
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In the context of racist far-right marches — including attacks on First Nations-led Camp Sovereignty — the recent Ecosocialism 2025 conference in featured a panel of four First Nations women deeply involved in the struggle for sovereignty. Ben Radford reports.
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Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe said a Treaty process that does not address the “continuous theft of our land and destruction of our sacred sites undermines our very survival”. Kerry Smith reports.
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Lidia Thorpe and Alex Bainbridge discuss the Red Lines package against genocide and the campaign against Black deaths in custody in the latest episode of the Green Left Show.
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Aboriginal organisations and independent Victorian Senator Lidia Thorpe are calling on the federal government to suspend federal funds for policing and prisons in the Northern Territory until the Country Liberal Party government reduces the incarceration of First Peoples and children. Kerry Smith reports.
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A coroner has found Zachary Rolfe, who shot Kumanjayi Walker three times but was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter three years ago, was racist and made 32 recommendations. Kerry Smith reports.
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The Ecosocialism 2025 agenda has been updated with new international and local speakers and sessions. Fred Fuentes, a conference organiser, reports.
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Anti-war groups, parties and MPs are demanding the Australian government stop making excuses for the United States’ and Israel’s illegal bombing of Iran. Pip Hinman reports.