Dechlan Brennan

2 days ago | nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe has called for all recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody to be implemented, as pressure mounts for an independent investigation into the death of Kumanjayi White. Mr White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man, who was living in supported accommodation and under state guardianship at the time, died last week in Mparntwe/Alice Springs after being restrained by two plain-clothed NT Police officers.

2 days ago | nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan |Joseph Guenzler |David Prestipino |Callan Morse

New Zealand's parliament has voted to enact record suspensions for three Māori MPs who performed a haka to protest a controversial bill. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, 22, received a seven-day ban and her colleagues from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, are barred for 21 days.

2 days ago | nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan

Indigenous organisations from across the country will come together in September to consider the creation of a new national body dedicated to advancing the interests of First Peoples. The National Gathering will take place in Port Douglas, Queensland, from September 15 to 17. It is open to Native Title and other First Nations representative organisations with a connection to Country and recognised cultural authority.

3 days ago | nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan

South Australia's new child protection laws are a "good step forward," according to advocates — but deeper reform is needed to address the systemic issues harming Aboriginal children and families. The Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill passed the state's upper house on Tuesday night, following crossbench amendments. The bill cleared the lower house in November. The government says the legislation "empowers" First Nations families to lead decisions about their children.

3 days ago | nit.com.au | Dechlan Brennan

A Northern Territory Labor MP has called for the Australian Federal Police to take over the investigation into the recent death in custody of 24-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White. Mr White, who had strong connections to the Yuendumu community, was under state guardianship and living in supported accommodation. He died after being restrained by two plain-clothes NT Police Officers following an alleged altercation with a security guard at a Coles supermarket.