Innocent People Pleading Guilty: Imbalance in the Just-us System
Finances, emotions and lack of accountability by police all serve to drive some innocent people to plead guilty to ease pressures.
Finances, emotions and lack of accountability by police all serve to drive some innocent people to plead guilty to ease pressures.
Complaints management by the Australian Federal Police is a farce, according to the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
They came with sails of certainty, Salt winds singing of elsewhere gods, Boots heavy on dreaming lands. A cross in hand—a spear of wood – Beneath its shadow, stories dimmed…
Aboriginal people are disproportionately targeted by police, with few being brought to justice.
Literature must empower Indigenous people by allowing them to tel their own stories, rather than reinforcing marginalisation.
Over-representation of Indigenous people in the ACT's criminal justice system is indicative of systemic bias in the AFP and lack of accountability.
The coroner's findings of racism within the Northern Territory Police highlight the dangers to Indigenous people and the urgent need for reform.
Static conservative notions of Australia prevent development of an inclusive identity in which all cultures are valued equally.
A government tolerating manipulation of legal evidence cannot be expected to protect investors litigating against the Commonwealth in the ACT.
ACT Treasury's Director Corporate Services demonstrated an extreme lack of integrity and acumen in managing the vilification of the Indigenous Commissioner for Revenue.
Overcoming racism in Australia is possible by accepting cultural diversity as our strength.
Legal complexity, discretionary enforcement and systemic biases have created an environment where justice is unevenly administered.
Appointment of political figures and public servants to an Australian honour who demonstrate a lack of integrity devalues the awards system.
The actions of this senior ACT public servant underscore the vulnerability of Indigenous people to injustice within the ACT.
Building a more cohesive and inclusive Australia, requires that we embrace and encourage the cultures of all people.
The Christian minority should not dictate society's rules in a pluralistic nation such as Australia.
The Aboriginal art of Arnhem Land connects culture across time.