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Indigenous deaths in custody and the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison have been singled out in Amnesty International’s annual global snapshot of human rights issues.
The spate of deaths has prompted widespread outrage as the 30-year anniversary of the release of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody report approaches next week.
Since the report was handed down, more than 450 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody.
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The Amnesty International report, released on Wednesday, highlighted the issue as well as widespread support for raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14, a policy that disproportionately impacts Indigenous youth who make up the majority of young people in prison.
More than 20,000 parking fines to be overturned across Victoria with tens of thousands of drivers urged to check their tickets to see if they are eligible.
About 12 Melbourne councils were ordered by the Victorian Ombudsman to set up refund schemes after they were found to have used private contractors to decide parking fine reviews in a report last year.
Five more areas were added to the list in a follow-up report handed down on Wednesday, including Geelong, Frankston, Mildura, Bass Coast, Parks Victoria, Hume and Monash University.
Ombudsman Deborah Glass told drivers who unsuccessfully appealed a fine within specific periods to check their eligibility.
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A registered nurse who has worked across Melbourneâs hotel quarantine system says HealthCare Australia repeatedly asked nursing staff to fill shifts across nine quarantine hotels last month due to resource shortages.
His claims, which would mean the company is breaching the rules set by the state government, are supported by pages of leaked documents, rosters and emails obtained separately by
The Age.
Finny Matthew, a nurse of 14 years, was shocked by what he saw at the Park Royal Hotel at Melbourne Airport.
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They show HealthCare Australia â which provides medical services in hotels for returned travellers â repeatedly asked nursing staff to fill shifts across nine hotels citing âresourcing shortagesâ before the Holiday Inn coronavirus outbreak last month.
Victoria's state of emergency will be extended for another nine months, after the state government secured crucial crossbench votes in the Upper House.