We examined every Indigenous death in custody over the past 10 years. But the numbers tell only part of the story. In reading 463 coronial reports, Guardian Australia found an ongoing record of systemic failure
Deaths inside: Indigenous Australian deaths in custody
This database tracks every known Indigenous death in custody in Australia from 2008 to 2021
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474 deaths in 30 years: why are Aboriginal people still dying in custody?
With the release of the third update of the Deaths Inside database, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lorena Allam and Mike Ticher about what needs to change so we are not having the same conversation in 30 years’ time
The facts about Australia’s rising toll of Indigenous deaths in custody
The 474 deaths inside: tragic toll of Indigenous deaths in custody revealed
Australia’s 30-year failure to end Indigenous deaths in custody
We examined every Indigenous death in custody since 2008. This is why
The 147 dead: terrible toll of Indigenous deaths in custody spurs calls for reform
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Opinion
Thirty years on, I sense the same storm brewing around Aboriginal deaths in custody
Pat Dodson
Australia has shown it’s not serious about empowering Indigenous people. Now our voices must be heard
Steve Gumerungi Hodder Watt for IndigenousX
I see people protesting against having to stay home, and I want to scream
Carissa Lee for IndigenousX
We need to go beyond empty gestures if we're going to end Aboriginal deaths in custody
Cheryl Axleby and Nerita Waight
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The 19-year-old Miriuwung and Gajerrong man ‘urgently needed an appointment and it may have saved his life’, report states
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Deaths inside: how we track Indigenous deaths in custody and why we do it
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Aboriginal deaths in custody: Black Lives Matter protests referred to our count of 432 deaths. It's now 437
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Family of David Dungay, who died in custody, express solidarity with family of George Floyd
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