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Racism complaint is a 'positive step': NT police boss

A human rights complaint has been lodged against the Northern Territory government and police commissioner on behalf of serving Aboriginal police officers.

Dr Raelene Nixon was told her son had died via Facebook – after Queensland police took hours to confirm his death in custody

Dr Raelene Nixon was told her son had died via Facebook – after Queensland police took hours to confirm his death in custody

Mother of Steven Nixon-McKellar says ‘he died in one of the most violent, atrocious ways that any 27-year-old could die’

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Another class action launched against WA government over treatment of Banksia Hill detainees

Another class action launched against WA government over treatment of Banksia Hill detainees

The WA government faces a fresh lawsuit in the Federal Court over its alleged unlawful treatment of juvenile detainees at a controversial unit in the adult Casuarina Prison.

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Detainees with disabilities in 'spiral of hopelessness' after cancelled United Nations visit to Australia

Advocates are concerned people with disability in detention settings across Australia have been forgotten following the cancelled visit of an international torture prevention group.

Remote Top End community of Peppimenarti lodges discrimination complaint over violence, under-policing

Residents in Peppimenarti lodge a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission, alleging that they are being denied adequate policing based on their race, after years of worsening violence including a recent death and shootings.

Transfer of Banksia Hill detainees to Casuarina Prison a sign of a 'broken' system, retired judge says

The longest-serving president of Western Australia's children's court has slammed the state's youth justice system as "broken" and "a basket case", following the recent transfer of teenage boys from Banksia Hill Detention Centre to an adult prison.

Pacific farm workers who breached visas by working for wrong employers fight to get them back

The 24 workers in regional Queensland breached visa rules by taking on work from unapproved employers. But advocates say they were "vulnerable" due to issues with pay and conditions.

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WA youth prison transfer 'threatens lives'

WA youth prison transfer 'threatens lives'

The planned transfer of 20 detained children to a maximum-security adult prison in Western Australia risks their lives, loved ones and advocates say.

Coroner investigates outback Queensland disappearance of Jeremiah Rivers on pig hunting trip

Coroner investigates outback Queensland disappearance of Jeremiah Rivers on pig hunting trip

"People can't disappear without an answer", says desperate family after months of conducting their own search. They hope the investigation will spark a breakthrough in the baffling case.

Australian farm revolution: hopes and fears as a new workforce replaces backpackers

Australian farm revolution: hopes and fears as a new workforce replaces backpackers

Return of only 7,000 working holiday makers a profound change for agriculture industry

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