Aboriginal deaths in custody

Finance sector union says ‘Black lives matter everywhere’

Kerry Smith reports Australian unions are showing support for the Stop Black Deaths in Custody–Black Lives Matter movement.

Stop the brutality: Abolish prisons

As Australia and the world took to the streets in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests in the United States, prisoners at the Bandyup Women’s Prison saw a Yamatji woman prisoner slammed to the ground by prison guards, writes Deborah Green.

Photos: WA rallies for Black lives and against racism

Between 10–20,000 people chanted, danced and sang in the rain at Langley Park, Perth, on June 13 in one of the biggest protests for Black rights and against deaths in custody in West Australia ever, reports Alex Salmon.

Sustained Black Lives Matter protests bring results

Sue Bolton argues only a sustained mass movement, led by First Nations people, will have a chance of dismantling the racist and repressive system which criminalises people on the basis of their skin colour.

Indigenous youth leader: 'We are rising up against police brutality against First Nations people'

Paul Gregoire lays out the context to the massive and youthful Stop Black Deaths in Custody — Black Lives Matter protest that took over the centre of Warrang-Sydney.

Photos: Katoomba rallies for Black Lives Matter

Between 300-350 people attended a solidarity action in Katoomba, reports Lisa Macdonald.

50,000 turn out for Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney

The huge size of the Black Lives Matter protests across Australia on June 6 took everyone by surprise, reports Pip Hinman.

From United States to Australia: Black lives matter everywhere! — Join a protest in your city this weekend

Actions in solidarity with those protesting in the United States against the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police will be held across Australia this weekend. The protests will also be demanding an end to Black deaths in custody in Australia, reports Kerry Smith.

'I can't breathe' poster. Image: Indigenous Social Justice Assocation.

‘I can’t breathe’ vigil to demand justice for George Floyd and David Dungay Jr

As the gruesome footage of George Floyd’s death has gone viral, activists here point to a similar death in 2015 when Dunghutti man David Dungay Jr was knelt on by prison guards in Long Bay Jail, notes Paul Gregoire.

Making up 28% inside, First Nations inmates are still at threat from COVID-19

The easing of the COVID-19 pandemic limits will increase the risk of further infections and heighten the danger for those incarcerated in the nation’s correctional facilities, writes Paul Gregoire.

Tanya Day’s family vows to fight on

Emma Murphy reports the family of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day, who died in custody, have mixed feelings about the coroner's findings. They say the struggle for justice must continue.

As always, court excuses authorities over Eric Whittaker’s death in custody

The Indigenous Social Justice Association says a pattern has emerged in successive First Nations coronial inquests, whereby authorities are excused of any wrongdoings, despite the court’s supposedly neutral stance, writes Paul Gregoire.