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Advocates call for national ban on spit hoods after NSW becomes second state to outlaw their use

Legislation banning the use of the devices, which have been linked to deaths in custody, passes in NSW with cross-party support

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First Nations demand action on Closing the Gap: Calls for rethink | Katherine Times

First Nations demand action on Closing the Gap: Calls for rethink | Katherine Times
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First Nations demand action on Closing the Gap: Calls for rethink | Katherine Times

Denise bowdenMaggie munnLidia thorpePaula arnolCatherine liddleProductivity commissionNational agreement on closing the gapCoalition of peaksIslander health councilNational voiceYothu yindi foundationNational agreementTorres strait islanderArnhem land

Always a bed in prison : Australia s housing crisis blamed for rise in unsentenced prisoners | Prisons

The number of people held on remand is rising rapidly – and Indigenous Australians are significantly overrepresented

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Shameful : Indigenous deaths in police custody double

Indigenous people account for one in four deaths in police custody, with grieving families and legal experts demanding.

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