We continue to support raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 which is why we've signed on to this statement: https://t.co/FD8hw7v9TF #RaiseTheAge
This welcome decision changes the lives of many of our clients who are now free to think about a different future. We urge that refugees are provided adequate supports to settle into the community.
https://t.co/kM1AEmuQ9Y
Strong statement from Al Jazeera after the daughter, son and wife of the network's Gaza bureau chief Wael Al-Dahdouh were killed in an Israeli air raid.
"We urge the international community to intervene and put an end to these attacks on civilians."
Through the unimaginable grief of losing her 16-year-old son, Nadene Dodd has broken her silence.
"They failed his duty of care," just above a whisper, the weight of the last few weeks heavy in her voice.
"They never helped him when he needed help." https://t.co/3xMQN88xj8
Do you have strong policy skills, a solid understanding of government processes, an awareness and understanding of the history and culture of First Peoples in Victoria and the current Aboriginal Affairs reform environment?
Apply at: https://t.co/Nf8sLXwzl0
Just another reminder for those of you that have forgotten, prisoners serving a sentence longer than three years can’t vote in this referendum.
That means mob can’t have a say in their own future…their voices are snuffed out in a vote about whether they can have a voice …
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“They’re going to destroy thousands of years of culture to save five minutes for a truck driver~Our country is our mother, our teacher and the landscape used to traverse is interconnected. By cutting the larger landscape, you’re cutting through Gummingurru https://t.co/K6gcvLZxfo
Yoorrook for Justice: Report into Victoria’s Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems makes landmark recommendations about self-determination for First Peoples in Victoria.
Watch the video for more about the recommendations:
https://t.co/uh3Iv9cTx3
#BREAKING#BreakingNews
MEDIA RELEASE: 180 Aboriginal Rights Activists, Human Rights Experts, Disability Advocates and Social Services unite against Queensland's new watch house laws.
@kate_m_mckenna
Media Release : https://t.co/QjTx9KilbY
Open letter: https://t.co/HI4bF0TWIl
The partner of an Aboriginal woman who died in police custody says Victoria needs to change bail laws to prevent another tragedy, after The Age revealed the government was considering waiting another year to launch reforms despite a coroner’s call for urgent change. https://t.co/hBSPIJFRBc
My PhD on understanding racial profiling in Australia, has just won the Australian Legal Research Awards Prize for best PhD this year. This cements its credibility as a source document on racial profiling in Australia and its use by the Yoorrook JC https://t.co/e90jvoswhL
“Families are being traumatised. Human beings are losing their lives, and there’s no justice or accountability. I want to see the day when deaths in custody stop.” https://t.co/8VXh3Wgm0n
'The #Yoorrook Justice Commission, Victoria's Indigenous truth-telling inquiry, has heard evidence the high prison call costs disproportionately impact First Nations people, who are over-represented in the justice system.'
Read more in ABC News: https://t.co/Ph2K6K1nVL
“This is our reality as Aboriginal women. This was my reality. And the fear doesn’t subside as our babies grow up.”
@SueAnneHunter in writes about the truths heard by the #Yoorrook Justice Commission in the @GuardianAus today
https://t.co/Z7uSWKLF1I
Tune into @3CR Community Radio tomorrow morning (Thursday) at 7:30am to hear #Yoorrook Chair Eleanor Bourke AM give an update on recent government hearings and the ongoing work of the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
Listen: https://t.co/u0vwUK9fh9
Another Indigenous man has died in Victorian custody.
The 70-year-old Torres Strait Islander man died in hospital last week.
His death means there have been 34 deaths in Victorian custody since the 1991 royal commission, including 24 deaths in prisons. https://t.co/gRk6fDudnC