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Voice to parliament is not enough: What happened to Indigenous issues in the federal election campaign?

First Nations advocates say there are more pressing matters for Labor, Liberals and Greens to consider ....

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Voice to parliament is not enough: What happened to Indigenous issues in the federal election campaign?

First Nations advocates say there are more pressing matters for Labor, Liberals and Greens to consider ....

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Voice to parliament is not enough: What happened to Indigenous issues in the federal election campaign?

First Nations advocates say there are more pressing matters for Labor, Liberals and Greens to consider ....

Northern Territory , New South Wales , Jamie Mcconnachie , Lidia Thorpe , Linda Burney , Rhett Wymans , Adam Bandt , Paul Jeffers , Anthony Albanese , Torres Strait Islander Legal Services , Indigenous Home Ownership Program , Royal Commission , United Nations Committee , National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum , First People Assembly , Yoorrook Justice Commission , National Aboriginal , National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Legal Service , Torres Strait Islanders , Indigenous Business Australia , Indigenous Home Ownership , Gap Implementation , Housing Australia Future , First Nations , Indigenous Australians , Sydney Morning ,

Voice to parliament is not enough: What happened to Indigenous issues in the federal election campaign?

First Nations advocates say there are more pressing matters for Labor, Liberals and Greens to consider ....

Northern Territory , New South Wales , Jamie Mcconnachie , Lidia Thorpe , Linda Burney , Rhett Wymans , Adam Bandt , Paul Jeffers , Anthony Albanese , Torres Strait Islander Legal Services , Indigenous Home Ownership Program , Royal Commission , United Nations Committee , National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum , First People Assembly , Yoorrook Justice Commission , National Aboriginal , National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Legal Service , Torres Strait Islanders , Indigenous Business Australia , Indigenous Home Ownership , Gap Implementation , Housing Australia Future , First Nations , Indigenous Australians , Sydney Morning ,

The families of Indigenous people who die in custody need a say in what happens next

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody are often given as statistics. But behind those numbers are real people and an indescribable impact on the families and communities who loved them. They are the strongest advocates for those who have died in custody, and in reform of the system.
The 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody report whose 30th anniversary was observed on April 15 makes recommendations that address the necessity of self-determination for Aboriginal families and communities.
However, acts of self-determination, such as calls for community-led changes to the justice system, have been ignored.
Indigenous-led solutions
Only a handful of the 339 recommendations of the royal commission relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities grieving a death in custody. ....

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