Yoorrook hits back after government rejects ‘crucial’ Indigenous reforms

Yoorrook hits back after government rejects ‘crucial’ Indigenous reforms

The Allan government has sought more time to address major reforms requested by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to child protection,justice and police oversight.

  • byKieran Rooney andRachel Eddie

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Cleveland’s mum shares her memories – and her heartbreak – as inquest begins

Cleveland’s mum shares her memories – and her heartbreak – as inquest begins

Nadene Dodd and her young family should be at home in Laverton. Instead,they are 950 kilometres away in a motel in Perth’s east,hoping they will finally get answers.

  • byJesinta Burton
Cleveland Dodd’s family battles to have father released as inquest looms

Cleveland Dodd’s family battles to have father released as inquest looms

The family of teenager Cleveland Dodd,who died after self-harming in a WA prison,have launched a public appeal for the early release of his incarcerated father.

  • byJesinta Burton
‘It’s given us hope’:The Indigenous clan that finally has a seat at the table

‘It’s given us hope’:The Indigenous clan that finally has a seat at the table

The Wamba Wemba people of north-west Victoria have become the first traditional owner group not recognised by the government to hold a seat on the First Peoples’ Assembly.

  • byJack Latimore
‘Backwards and archaic’:Victoria ditches plans to give children presumption of bail

‘Backwards and archaic’:Victoria ditches plans to give children presumption of bail

The government has been accused of betraying Aboriginal youths and walking away from its commitments after dropping the plans.

  • byRachel Eddie
State stands by plan to raise age of criminal responsibility

State stands by plan to raise age of criminal responsibility

The Victorian government vows to press ahead with plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 by 2027 despite renewed police and opposition concerns.

  • byRachel Eddie
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Image of cable-tied kids shocks,but sadly we’ve been here before
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Image of cable-tied kids shocks,but sadly we’ve been here before

The video has shocked Australia – small Aboriginal children sobbing,hands bound with cable ties as relatives hurl abuse at a strident white man.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt andHeather McNeill
Calls for Victoria to return remains of nearly 2000 Indigenous people to community
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Calls for Victoria to return remains of nearly 2000 Indigenous people to community

Leaked figures reveal 1834 ancestral remains of Indigenous people are being held by the Victorian government.

  • byJack Latimore
Prisoner performed surgery on his own toe due to lack of medical care

Prisoner performed surgery on his own toe due to lack of medical care

A report from the Victorian Ombudsman has found Indigenous prisoners in the state’s jails have not been able to get proper medical care.

  • byBroede Carmody
‘Cowboy stuff with no rules’:Inside the Kumanjayi Walker inquest

‘Cowboy stuff with no rules’:Inside the Kumanjayi Walker inquest

The 2019 death of a young Aboriginal man in the Northern Territory has uncovered an alarming policing culture.

  • byJack Latimore
Police officer charged after allegedly hitting,killing Jai Wright

Police officer charged after allegedly hitting,killing Jai Wright

A NSW police officer who drove an unmarked police car that allegedly hit and killed the Indigenous teenager has been charged with his death.

  • byLaura Banks andAnthony Segaert