Aboriginal deaths in custody

Photos: Invasion Day 2021 — Always was, always will be Aboriginal land

Tens of thousands have turned out around the country for Invasion Day protests, reports Kerry Smith.

Nathan Reynolds’ coronial inquiry hears evidence of systemic neglect, cruelty

The coronial inquest into the death of Dunghutti man Nathan Reynolds has heard a litany of evidence of gross medical neglect and prison indifference, reports Rachel Evans.

NT police officer to stand trial for murder

Emma Murphy reports that history has been made following a judge's decision to commit a police officer to stand trial for the murder of Kumanjayi Walker.

Sydney Black Lives Matter rally called for October 26

First Nations advocates and families of people who have died in custody are planning a Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney on October 26,  reports Jim McIlroy.

Video: Defund the Qld police

More than 200 people took part in a protest against the Queensland Labor's decision to increase police funding by some $624 million.

Justice for Aunty Sherry

A large vigil and march was organised to mark the death in police custody of Aboriginal woman Sherry Fisher-Tilberoo, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Remembering John Pat, 37 years on

John Pat’s death in custody was remembered 37 years after the 16-year-old died of head injuries in a police cell in Roebourne in 1983, reports Kerry Smith.

Convoy calls for an end to Black deaths in custody

Cars and bikes took part in a convoy around Long Bay jail on September 19, calling for an end to Black deaths in custody and justice for David Dungay, reports Rachel Evans.

Ombudsman appalled by treatment of Wayne Fella Morrison’s family

Four years after the death in custody of Wiradjuri, Kookatha and Wirangu father-of-one Wayne “Fella” Morrison, the SA Ombudsman has asked corrective services to apologise to his family, writes Rachel Evans.

Tane Chatfield family refutes coroner’s findings, vows to continue the struggle for justice

The family of Tane Chatfield have rejected the coroner’s finding that the Gamilaraay, Gumbaynggirr and Wakka Wakka man died of self-inflicted injuries, reports Rachel Evans.

Tane Chatfield’s family: ‘We deserve justice’

Rachel Evans reports the words of Tane Chatfield's mother and father in the front of Lidcombe Coronial Court on the final day of the inquest into his death in custody in 2017.

Sydney Maritime Union: ‘Solidarity with First Nations communities is vital’

The Maritime Union of Australia (Sydney branch) has thrown its support behind the Black deaths in custody campaign. McAleer and Paul Keating told Liv Adams and Rachel Evans that the Gurindji people's walk-off from Wave Hill in the Northern Territory remains an inspiration.