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Shameful statistics: black deaths in custody


The Coronial inquest into the death of Ms Dhu, a Yamatji woman from Western Australia is in its final stages. In 2014, the 22 year old was pronounced dead at the Hedland Health Campus, 45 hours after being taken into police custody for unpaid fines. She is one of an increasing number of Aboriginal Australians...

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