7th Indigenous man dies in custody since March
A warning to readers: this story contains reports of an Indigenous death in custody.
An Indigenous man in Cessnock Correctional Centre has been pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in his cell yesterday.
This is the 7th Indigenous death in custody since March 2nd, The man's death will be subject to a coronial inquiry.
There have been over 470 Indigenous deaths in custody since the royal commission into deaths in custody concluded 30 years ago.
Australia announced a temporary ban on flights from India
PM Scott Morrison has announced a temporary ban on travel from India due to its rising coronavirus cases.
India recorded more than Three hundred and twenty thousand new cases on Tuesday with two thousand seven hundred and seventy one deaths.
Australia is considering providing humanitarian assistance while hospitals across India are turning away patients because of oxygen shortages.
Human Rights Watch accuses Israeli authorities of persecution of Palestinians
A Human Rights Watch report released yesterday says Israeli authorities have "deprived millions of people of their basic rights" because of their identity as Palestinians.
Jamie Hyams from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council says its a textbook example of an organisation coming to a conclusion and then writing a report to support that conclusion.
However, other human rights groups have also accused Israel of apartheid in the past.
A stockman fined $20,000 over deaths of more than a dozen animals
Darling Downs stockman Terence Oberle has pleaded guilty to 21 charges relating to animal cruelty in Toowoomba Magistrate Court yesterday.
He was given a $20,000 fine and a 10 year restriction on owning horses, except for the 6 that he currently owns.
Mr Oberle has a history of animal cruelty and had been convicted of four similar offences back in 2006.
Affordable rental scheme in jeopardy as Australian fears housing crisis
The federally-funded National Rental Affordability Scheme is winding down with over two thousand houses leaving the scheme this year.
Yogesh and Anjeli Sharma are living in subsidised housing in Capalaba, Brisbane, and are worried that they will be left homeless by 2024.
By mid-2026 there will be no homes left in the scheme, with just under forty thousand properties exiting, Australia-wide, over the next five years.
Stolen Generation survivors to sue the federal government for compensation
Shine Lawyers are preparing to file a class action against the federal government for compensation to be given to survivors of the stolen generation.
The class action is seeking compensation for the hurt and trauma they experienced, and for their loss of culture and connection to Country.
One of the 800 survivors, Heather Alley, was forced to go to school at a hostel for Aboriginal children in Alice Springs, 700 kilometres away from her mother and her home.
US Justice Department launch a review in Louisville Kentucky for potential use of unreasonable force
The US Justice Department is launching a review of a police department in Louisville Kentucky for potential use of unreasonable force and racially discriminatory practices. This is the second review of this kind within a week.
Officers shot 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in her home last year during a botched raid, sparking global outrage and protests.
Facebook exposes teenagers to advertisement of gambling, alcohol, or dating sites
A lobby group called Reset Australia found that Facebook does not protect teenagers from targeted advertising of gambling, alcohol, or dating sites.
The group set up fake accounts last year to see whether facebook treated teenagers accounts differently to adult accounts.
Reset Australia executive director Chris Cooper said advertisers were able to buy access, and target teenagers for ads in gambling, smoking, alcohol and even their dating status.
Inquiry into Wayne Fella Morrison's death in custody found the prison "short-staffed"
Concerns about staffing levels and training have been raised during the death in custody inquest for Wayne Fella Morrison.
Prison officer Shirley Bell told the inquest that the Prison was "short-staffed all the time" and officers were "openly discouraged" from placing prisoners under constant observation because it was not considered "cost effective".
Mr Morrison died in the Royal Adelaide Hospital three days after being taken out of a prison transport van
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