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Handing down her findings at the local court house in Bourke, State Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan found that the concerns raised by the family with respect to investigative failures and systemic racism were entirely justified and correct. On 6 December 1987,

The coronial inquest into the death of Gomeroi teenager Mark Anthony Haines began this morning at Tamworth Courthouse. The inquest will run for two weeks before Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame and will hear from a number of witnesses, experts

The National Justice Project is very proud of the incredible women on our team who make up 80% of our staff.   Our all-female, powerhouse of an Executive Team leads our organisation with absolute flair and diligence.   On International Women’s Day

The National Justice Project is gearing up for a major inquest into the death of Ricky “Dougie” Hampson, a proud Kamilaroi/Dunghutti father of eight children, who died in agony after being discharged from Dubbo Hospital.   During the 18 hours that

We have news to share about an important case that so many of you have supported on the long road to justice.  On 29 December 2015, David Dungay Jr, a 26-year-old Dunghutti man, was killed in Long Bay Prison Hospital

On October 27, LawHack 2023: Rights of the Child came to life with flying colours!💥 Alongside the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, we harnessed the intellectual firepower of more than 45 legal professionals in one room to generate

“I am still heartbroken about the death of my son [in WA Prisons]. I don’t want any mother to have to go through what I have had to bear" - mother of Jomen Blanket.
The family of George Campbell say that more could have been done to provide cultural connection for their son in state care.
A coroner has accepted expert opinion that the life of Stanley Inman Jnr could have been saved if there had been culturally safe care at Acacia Prison. 
A spate of suicides in WA's Acacia Prison will be highlighted this week, as the WA Coroner examines the death of Stanley Inman Jnr.
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