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West Australian
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- West Australian
Candle-lit vigil for man who died in police custody
Hundreds of people have attended a candle-lit vigil outside a territory's parliament in support of a desert community which has lost a second young man in a death-in-custody incident. The vigil in Darwin was held on Wednesday night amid growing calls for an independent investigation into the death of mentally disabled man Kumanjayi White on May 27. He died shortly after being forcibly restrained by two plain-clothes police officers in a supermarket in Alice Springs. Police allege the the 24-year-old, originally from the outback community of Yuendumu, was shoplifting and had assaulted a security guard who confronted him in the confectionery aisle. At Wednesday's vigil a large banner stating "We stand with Yuendumu" was displayed in front of the parliament's entrance while another banner laid on the ground read "Justice for White". Organisers invited people to put lighted candles or flowers on that banner following speeches about the mistrust of police in Aboriginal communities and the need for an external inquiry into Mr White's death. Several women elders of the Warlpiri people wailed in grief as the tributes were laid. Justice Not Jails spokesperson Jade Richie said "no police should be investigating police" in a death-in-custody case. Her group is organising a "national week of action" in response to Mr White's death in custody, with vigils planned across the country. NT Police and Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro have strongly rejected calls for an external investigation, saying police are the right authority to carry out an investigation coupled with a coronial inquiry. On Wednesday the Central Land Council (CLC) representing Indigenous people in the NT's dry desert centre called on the federal government to withhold funding from the NT government. The council wants an independent police conduct commission to be set up with adequate funding so an independent inquiry led by the NT coroner can be concluded within a year. "Unlike most jurisdictions the NT lacks a body to investigate police misconduct and has failed to overhaul the culture of its police force," CLC chair Warren Williams said in a statement. "But let me be clear, only money will force the NT government to act. Our lives are worth less than a chocolate bar to those in power and money is the only language they understand." Mr Williams said measures must target officers with "a history of complaints and racist attitudes" so Indigenous communities could regain confidence in the police after trust has been eroded. The Yuendumu community also lost 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 when he was fatally shot by then NT police officer Zachary Rolfe during a bungled arrest. Mr Rolfe was in 2022 found not guilty of all charges over the death. The Kumanjayi Walker coronial findings have been postponed until July 7 after Kumanjayi White's death in custody. Federal Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said on Thursday an independent death in custody probe might be warranted "in the interest of having some separation". 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636
Perth Now
an hour ago
- Perth Now
Candle-lit vigil for man who died in police custody
Hundreds of people have attended a candle-lit vigil outside a territory's parliament in support of a desert community which has lost a second young man in a death-in-custody incident. The vigil in Darwin was held on Wednesday night amid growing calls for an independent investigation into the death of mentally disabled man Kumanjayi White on May 27. He died shortly after being forcibly restrained by two plain-clothes police officers in a supermarket in Alice Springs. Police allege the the 24-year-old, originally from the outback community of Yuendumu, was shoplifting and had assaulted a security guard who confronted him in the confectionery aisle. At Wednesday's vigil a large banner stating "We stand with Yuendumu" was displayed in front of the parliament's entrance while another banner laid on the ground read "Justice for White". Organisers invited people to put lighted candles or flowers on that banner following speeches about the mistrust of police in Aboriginal communities and the need for an external inquiry into Mr White's death. Several women elders of the Warlpiri people wailed in grief as the tributes were laid. Justice Not Jails spokesperson Jade Richie said "no police should be investigating police" in a death-in-custody case. Her group is organising a "national week of action" in response to Mr White's death in custody, with vigils planned across the country. NT Police and Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro have strongly rejected calls for an external investigation, saying police are the right authority to carry out an investigation coupled with a coronial inquiry. On Wednesday the Central Land Council (CLC) representing Indigenous people in the NT's dry desert centre called on the federal government to withhold funding from the NT government. The council wants an independent police conduct commission to be set up with adequate funding so an independent inquiry led by the NT coroner can be concluded within a year. "Unlike most jurisdictions the NT lacks a body to investigate police misconduct and has failed to overhaul the culture of its police force," CLC chair Warren Williams said in a statement. "But let me be clear, only money will force the NT government to act. Our lives are worth less than a chocolate bar to those in power and money is the only language they understand." Mr Williams said measures must target officers with "a history of complaints and racist attitudes" so Indigenous communities could regain confidence in the police after trust has been eroded. The Yuendumu community also lost 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 when he was fatally shot by then NT police officer Zachary Rolfe during a bungled arrest. Mr Rolfe was in 2022 found not guilty of all charges over the death. The Kumanjayi Walker coronial findings have been postponed until July 7 after Kumanjayi White's death in custody. Federal Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said on Thursday an independent death in custody probe might be warranted "in the interest of having some separation". 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636
West Australian
an hour ago
- West Australian
Australia urged to spearhead regional carbon tariffs
Teaming up with other regional economies to impose tariffs on carbon-intensive iron and other goods has been pitched as key to Australia's future as a major player in emerging green industries. The case for Asian carbon border tariffs has been made by think tank Climate Energy Finance days after the federal energy minister signalled openness to charges at the border on emissions-heavy steel and cement. Carbon border adjustment mechanisms, known as CBAMs, can level the playing field for heavy industries subject to domestic carbon pricing. Without them, steelmakers and other producers may choose to move factories offshore to countries with less stringent regulations on pollution, a problem known as "carbon leakage". The European Union has been leading the charge and its carbon border adjustment mechanism is scheduled to come into full force in 2026. There was a strong case for an Asian equivalent building on the 17 domestic carbon pricing schemes already across the region, Climate Energy Finance net-zero transformation analyst and report author Matt Pollard said. This includes Australia, which forces big polluters to pay a carbon penalty if their emissions are above a certain threshold via the safeguard mechanism. China, South Korea, Japan and Singapore also have carbon pricing in some shape or form. With most emissions-intensive goods produced in Asia for export traded within the Asia Pacific, a regional border mechanism would effectively function as a price on carbon in international trade. "As a result, lower-emission products can more effectively compete against higher-emissions products in a global market," Mr Pollard explained. The think tank wants Australia to spearhead the conversation as part of its bid to co-host the COP31 climate summit alongside Pacific nations. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen would not rule out the possibility of carbon tariffs on specific sectors, such as steel and cement, during an interview on ABC's Insiders on Sunday He cited an ongoing review into carbon leakage headed by Australian National University climate change economics expert Frank Jotzo. "We want to ensure Australian industry is best placed to compete in a decarbonising world," he said on Sunday. Opposition energy and emissions reduction spokesman Dan Tehan criticised the minister for floating the idea immediately after winning the federal election. "He's put electricity prices up, he's put gas prices up, and he's put emissions up, and now he wants to follow Donald Trump's lead and put in place tariffs," Mr Tehan said on social media platform X on Sunday. Mr Pollard rejected the comparison to the US president's "erratically applied, economically and industrially destructive and investment-deterring" tariff agenda. "Carbon border adjustment mechanisms are not discriminatory, and enhance globalisation, international collaboration and climate action - which is intrinsically a global problem," he said. While they are tariffs by nature, carbon border adjustment mechanisms have the opposite objectives of the Trump administration's trade policies that are designed to "enhance protectionism and isolationism". The push for regional Asian carbon tariffs was welcomed by groups like clean energy industry body Smart Energy Council and economic think tank The Superpower Institute.
