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3 days ago
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Calls for justice and action on deaths in custody
Vigils calling for justice are continuing across Australia as part of a national week of action following the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody. Kumanjayi White, 24, who had a mental disability, died on May 27 shortly after being forcibly restrained by two plain-clothes police officers inside a supermarket in Alice Springs. His death has sparked national outcry, with his family demanding an independent inquiry and for the officers involved to be stood down. Speaking at a rally outside Victoria's parliament on Friday, Mr White's grandfather, Warlpiri Elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, said his grandson was "killed for no good reason." "What have we done to you. We are supposed to be working together in harmony but (police) are taking away our lives," he said. "He was not a criminal. He was a quiet, young man." The rally was also attended by Krauatungalung Elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe, Senator Lidia Thorpe, and Aunty Donna Kerr, the mother of Joshua Kerr. Ms Kerr spoke of the urgent need for justice, recalling how her own son, an Indigenous man, was found unconscious in his prison cell and later died in August 2022. "Shame on this country. Shame on what they have done to our kids and families in incarceration. There is not a day that goes past where I pinch myself because my son is never coming home," she said. "How are we here today, going three years since my boy, now another child, shame. Justice is what we want in this country." About 300 people attended the vigil on the steps of Victorian parliament, holding signs that read "Who is the real thief?" and "Genocide in progress". Senator Thorpe said more must be done to stop the "genocide" in Australia, noting it had been five years since the global Black Lives Matter movement was ignited after the police killing of George Floyd in the US. She vowed to support the family's call for an independent investigation into police. NT Police on Friday confirmed the officers had not been stood down. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro rejected calls for an external investigation, saying police are the right authority to carry it out coupled with a coronial inquiry. Vigils have been organised across the nation, including Sydney, Brisbane, and Wollongong on Saturday with events in Perth and Adelaide to follow on Sunday. 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 Vigils calling for justice are continuing across Australia as part of a national week of action following the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody. Kumanjayi White, 24, who had a mental disability, died on May 27 shortly after being forcibly restrained by two plain-clothes police officers inside a supermarket in Alice Springs. His death has sparked national outcry, with his family demanding an independent inquiry and for the officers involved to be stood down. Speaking at a rally outside Victoria's parliament on Friday, Mr White's grandfather, Warlpiri Elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, said his grandson was "killed for no good reason." "What have we done to you. We are supposed to be working together in harmony but (police) are taking away our lives," he said. "He was not a criminal. He was a quiet, young man." The rally was also attended by Krauatungalung Elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe, Senator Lidia Thorpe, and Aunty Donna Kerr, the mother of Joshua Kerr. Ms Kerr spoke of the urgent need for justice, recalling how her own son, an Indigenous man, was found unconscious in his prison cell and later died in August 2022. "Shame on this country. Shame on what they have done to our kids and families in incarceration. There is not a day that goes past where I pinch myself because my son is never coming home," she said. "How are we here today, going three years since my boy, now another child, shame. Justice is what we want in this country." About 300 people attended the vigil on the steps of Victorian parliament, holding signs that read "Who is the real thief?" and "Genocide in progress". Senator Thorpe said more must be done to stop the "genocide" in Australia, noting it had been five years since the global Black Lives Matter movement was ignited after the police killing of George Floyd in the US. She vowed to support the family's call for an independent investigation into police. NT Police on Friday confirmed the officers had not been stood down. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro rejected calls for an external investigation, saying police are the right authority to carry it out coupled with a coronial inquiry. Vigils have been organised across the nation, including Sydney, Brisbane, and Wollongong on Saturday with events in Perth and Adelaide to follow on Sunday. 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 Vigils calling for justice are continuing across Australia as part of a national week of action following the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody. Kumanjayi White, 24, who had a mental disability, died on May 27 shortly after being forcibly restrained by two plain-clothes police officers inside a supermarket in Alice Springs. His death has sparked national outcry, with his family demanding an independent inquiry and for the officers involved to be stood down. Speaking at a rally outside Victoria's parliament on Friday, Mr White's grandfather, Warlpiri Elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, said his grandson was "killed for no good reason." "What have we done to you. We are supposed to be working together in harmony but (police) are taking away our lives," he said. "He was not a criminal. He was a quiet, young man." The rally was also attended by Krauatungalung Elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe, Senator Lidia Thorpe, and Aunty Donna Kerr, the mother of Joshua Kerr. Ms Kerr spoke of the urgent need for justice, recalling how her own son, an Indigenous man, was found unconscious in his prison cell and later died in August 2022. "Shame on this country. Shame on what they have done to our kids and families in incarceration. There is not a day that goes past where I pinch myself because my son is never coming home," she said. "How are we here today, going three years since my boy, now another child, shame. Justice is what we want in this country." About 300 people attended the vigil on the steps of Victorian parliament, holding signs that read "Who is the real thief?" and "Genocide in progress". Senator Thorpe said more must be done to stop the "genocide" in Australia, noting it had been five years since the global Black Lives Matter movement was ignited after the police killing of George Floyd in the US. She vowed to support the family's call for an independent investigation into police. NT Police on Friday confirmed the officers had not been stood down. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro rejected calls for an external investigation, saying police are the right authority to carry it out coupled with a coronial inquiry. Vigils have been organised across the nation, including Sydney, Brisbane, and Wollongong on Saturday with events in Perth and Adelaide to follow on Sunday. 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 Vigils calling for justice are continuing across Australia as part of a national week of action following the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody. Kumanjayi White, 24, who had a mental disability, died on May 27 shortly after being forcibly restrained by two plain-clothes police officers inside a supermarket in Alice Springs. His death has sparked national outcry, with his family demanding an independent inquiry and for the officers involved to be stood down. Speaking at a rally outside Victoria's parliament on Friday, Mr White's grandfather, Warlpiri Elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, said his grandson was "killed for no good reason." "What have we done to you. We are supposed to be working together in harmony but (police) are taking away our lives," he said. "He was not a criminal. He was a quiet, young man." The rally was also attended by Krauatungalung Elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe, Senator Lidia Thorpe, and Aunty Donna Kerr, the mother of Joshua Kerr. Ms Kerr spoke of the urgent need for justice, recalling how her own son, an Indigenous man, was found unconscious in his prison cell and later died in August 2022. "Shame on this country. Shame on what they have done to our kids and families in incarceration. There is not a day that goes past where I pinch myself because my son is never coming home," she said. "How are we here today, going three years since my boy, now another child, shame. Justice is what we want in this country." About 300 people attended the vigil on the steps of Victorian parliament, holding signs that read "Who is the real thief?" and "Genocide in progress". Senator Thorpe said more must be done to stop the "genocide" in Australia, noting it had been five years since the global Black Lives Matter movement was ignited after the police killing of George Floyd in the US. She vowed to support the family's call for an independent investigation into police. NT Police on Friday confirmed the officers had not been stood down. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro rejected calls for an external investigation, saying police are the right authority to carry it out coupled with a coronial inquiry. Vigils have been organised across the nation, including Sydney, Brisbane, and Wollongong on Saturday with events in Perth and Adelaide to follow on Sunday. 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Politics
- Perth Now
Calls for justice and action on deaths in custody
Vigils calling for justice are continuing across Australia as part of a national week of action following the death of a young Aboriginal man in police custody. Kumanjayi White, 24, who had a mental disability, died on May 27 shortly after being forcibly restrained by two plain-clothes police officers inside a supermarket in Alice Springs. His death has sparked national outcry, with his family demanding an independent inquiry and for the officers involved to be stood down. Speaking at a rally outside Victoria's parliament on Friday, Mr White's grandfather, Warlpiri Elder Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, said his grandson was "killed for no good reason." "What have we done to you. We are supposed to be working together in harmony but (police) are taking away our lives," he said. "He was not a criminal. He was a quiet, young man." The rally was also attended by Krauatungalung Elder Uncle Robbie Thorpe, Senator Lidia Thorpe, and Aunty Donna Kerr, the mother of Joshua Kerr. Ms Kerr spoke of the urgent need for justice, recalling how her own son, an Indigenous man, was found unconscious in his prison cell and later died in August 2022. "Shame on this country. Shame on what they have done to our kids and families in incarceration. There is not a day that goes past where I pinch myself because my son is never coming home," she said. "How are we here today, going three years since my boy, now another child, shame. Justice is what we want in this country." About 300 people attended the vigil on the steps of Victorian parliament, holding signs that read "Who is the real thief?" and "Genocide in progress". Senator Thorpe said more must be done to stop the "genocide" in Australia, noting it had been five years since the global Black Lives Matter movement was ignited after the police killing of George Floyd in the US. She vowed to support the family's call for an independent investigation into police. NT Police on Friday confirmed the officers had not been stood down. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro rejected calls for an external investigation, saying police are the right authority to carry it out coupled with a coronial inquiry. Vigils have been organised across the nation, including Sydney, Brisbane, and Wollongong on Saturday with events in Perth and Adelaide to follow on Sunday. 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636
West Australian
28-05-2025
- West Australian
Death in custody probe after officers restrain man
A pathologist will conduct an autopsy on a young Aboriginal man who died after being taken to the ground by plain-clothes officers following an alleged shoplifting incident. The two Northern Territory officers were in the Coles supermarket in Alice Springs about 1.10pm on Tuesday when they were alerted to a confrontation between the 24-year-old and a security guard in a shopping aisle. "The male behaved rather aggressively and was placed onto the ground by those police officers, he was later identified as losing consciousness," Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst told reporters. It was reported the young man was "placing items down the front of his clothing" and he had assaulted the security guard when confronted, he said. After being restrained by the officers the man stopped breathing and was given CPR before being taken to Alice Springs Hospital where he was pronounced dead about 2.20pm. A pathologist was flying to Alice Springs to perform an autopsy on Wednesday, with police treating the incident as a death in custody and preparing a report for the coroner. When questioned by reporters on Tuesday, Mr Wurst was unable to say if the man had signalled he could not breathe, whether the officers were on top of him or how long he was restrained. "The investigation is only in its preliminary stages, there's lots of work to be done by our investigative team to collect the evidence from those involved," he said. "I pass on my condolences to the family of this person, it's a tragic set of circumstances. "It will also have a significant impact on the security guards and the police officers." 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Perth Now
Death in custody probe after officers restrain man
A pathologist will conduct an autopsy on a young Aboriginal man who died after being taken to the ground by plain-clothes officers following an alleged shoplifting incident. The two Northern Territory officers were in the Coles supermarket in Alice Springs about 1.10pm on Tuesday when they were alerted to a confrontation between the 24-year-old and a security guard in a shopping aisle. "The male behaved rather aggressively and was placed onto the ground by those police officers, he was later identified as losing consciousness," Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst told reporters. It was reported the young man was "placing items down the front of his clothing" and he had assaulted the security guard when confronted, he said. After being restrained by the officers the man stopped breathing and was given CPR before being taken to Alice Springs Hospital where he was pronounced dead about 2.20pm. A pathologist was flying to Alice Springs to perform an autopsy on Wednesday, with police treating the incident as a death in custody and preparing a report for the coroner. When questioned by reporters on Tuesday, Mr Wurst was unable to say if the man had signalled he could not breathe, whether the officers were on top of him or how long he was restrained. "The investigation is only in its preliminary stages, there's lots of work to be done by our investigative team to collect the evidence from those involved," he said. "I pass on my condolences to the family of this person, it's a tragic set of circumstances. "It will also have a significant impact on the security guards and the police officers." 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14
Perth Now
15-05-2025
- Perth Now
Aboriginal relic damage claim 'open to dispute'
The lawyer for a golf course developer accused of interfering with Aboriginal relics has told a court alleged disturbances were minimal at best and are open to dispute. Mary Ann's Island, which plans to build a course and recreation space at Arm's End in southeast Tasmania, is fighting court charges relating to the site. The company has pleaded not guilty to four counts of destroying, damaging, defacing, concealing or interfering with an Aboriginal relic without a permit between 2014 and 2022. Prosecutor Letitia Fox told Hobart Magistrates Court a gravel road at the site had encroached on shell middens, the remains of meals once gathered and eaten by Aboriginal people. Pipes were placed where shell middens were clearly visible, while tyre treads had "squashed" middens into the ground, she said on Thursday. Two of the charges relate to weed management works at the site not covered by a permit obtained by the company. However, Mary Ann's Island's lawyer Craig Mackie said the alleged interference was definitely open to dispute and was "minimal at best". The company had taken genuine steps to be respectful to Aboriginal heritage and had employed Indigenous people to carry out the weed management. Some of the charges related to an existing road "more than 100 years old", Mr Mackie said. The area has been farmed for a century and was subject to intense usage including current public walking tracks, he added. An archaeologist who inspected the area in 2022 noted sparse scatters of shell midden material and there were reasonable grounds that they constituted relics, Ms Fox said. Mr Mackie said it was in dispute whether the shells constituted a midden and it was possible they could have accumulated naturally or been placed there by birds. The case is expected to hear from more than a dozen witnesses at a hearing, which has not yet been allocated a date. Mr Mackie said witnesses would give evidence to refute the midden claims. The charges against the company are on the grounds it didn't knowingly interfere with the relics but was reckless or negligent, Ms Fox said. Some of the alleged inference relates to contractors employed by the company, the court was told. The area contains 31 Aboriginal heritage sites, Ms Fox said, and the company has permits to undertake work at 10 of the sites subject to conditions. 13YARN 13 92 76 Lifeline 13 11 14
