A glimpse of hope, then another Aboriginal death in custody: ‘grief-stricken’ campaigners mourn lack of progress
4 June, 2025
Article by Ella Archibald-Binge, for The Guardian.
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Cover photo by Helmy Setiabudi.
In 2020 tens of thousands of people defied Covid restrictions to march in support of the families of Indigenous Australians who have died in custody, as part of the global Black Lives Matter movement. Five years on, the same families face fresh grief.
Another recent Indigenous death in custody brings the total since 1991 to 597, showing the ongoing history of systemic racism and prompting further calls for an independent investigation and an Indigenous-led oversight body.
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The Guardian, Australian News:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news
The Guardian, Indigenous Affairs Reporting:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/indigenous-reporting
The Guardian, Ella Archibald-Binge:
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ella-archibald-binge
Ella Archibald-Binge, The Guardian, A glimpse of hope, then another Aboriginal death in custody: ‘grief-stricken’ campaigners mourn lack of progress, Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/04/a-glimpse-of-hope-then-another-death-in-custody-grief-stricken-campaigners-mourn-lack-of-progress-ntwnfb
Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC), Deaths in custody in Australia:
https://www.aic.gov.au/statistics/deaths-custody-australia
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