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Victorian Parliament passes bill to decriminalise public drunkenness
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The Victorian Parliament has passed legislation to decriminalise public drunkenness after years of advocacy by the family of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who suffered a fatal fall while in custody.
Ms Dayâs family welcomed the passing of the legislation and said it was also a âlong overdue dayâ for Aboriginal people in Victoria.
Tanya Day, Yorta Yorta mother and grandmother.
The 55-year-old had fallen asleep on a train from Bendigo when police arrested her for public drunkenness and took her to Castlemaine police station. She fell and hit her head while in a police cell and was taken to hospital where she died 17 days later.
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