Indigenous justice
‘What happened to Veronica should never happen again’
Veronica Nelson’s partner and legal experts are calling for urgent bail law reform to prevent further Indigenous deaths in custody as a year-long wait looms for changes.
- by Jack Latimore, Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie
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We all know about the stolen generations. We didn’t always hear about those who opposed the law at the time
An ambitious truth-telling project outlines the ‘bucketloads of law’ that dispossessed First Nations people – and also the white dissenters at the time.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Veronica Nelson’s death in custody: Doctor wants adverse findings overturned
Sean Runacres was criticised by a coroner for his medical assessment of Veronica Nelson in prison in the days before she died. He has launched legal action to have the findings thrown out.
- by David Estcourt and Erin Pearson
17 things you need to know about the No pamphlet
The AEC has published the formal Yes and No cases for the proposed Voice to parliament referendum. There is no requirement for the pamphlets to be truthful – these are our annotations.
- by James Massola, Angus Thompson and Natassia Chrysanthos
The Yes pamphlet annotated: 14 things you should know
The AEC has published the formal Yes and No cases for the proposed Voice to parliament referendum. There is no requirement for the pamphlets to be truthful – these are our annotations.
- by James Massola and Angus Thompson
The parable of the black swan: How Tasma Walton got caught in a native title scrap
The actor recounted a tale handed down by her grandmother when she gave evidence as the first witness in a native title application covering a vast stretch of Victoria’s coast from Werribee to Wilsons Promontory.
- by Jack Latimore
Tasma Walton wants out of native title court hearing after threats
The Federal Court heard Walton feared for her livelihood after being made the “poster child” for one side of the dispute.
- by Jack Latimore
‘Mermaids took him’: Harold Holt disappearance story cited in native title stoush
Actor Tasma Walton offered her grandmother’s explanation for the former prime minister’s demise to support an Aboriginal land claim.
- by Jack Latimore
Two in five prisoners in NSW jails haven’t been convicted of a crime
Experts say a decade of bail reforms has led to vulnerable people serving time they otherwise might not have for minor crimes, contributing to a cycle of poverty, homelessness and incarceration.
- by Amber Schultz
Meet the freshly elected people who ‘will get treaty done’ in Victoria
A new cohort of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria was announced on Saturday night after a three-week election, and it includes an outspoken critic of the body.
- by Rachael Dexter and Jack Latimore
Voice campaign to hit suburbs as Liberal backer blames Labor for polling woes
The organisation leading the Voice push has long anticipated the moment at which it can move the debate out of Canberra and into the community.
- by Paul Sakkal