Indigenous deaths in custody reach record high

11/12/2025 7 min
Indigenous deaths in custody reach record high

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Australia has recorded the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1980.New data from the Australian Institute of Criminology shows 33 of the 113 people who died in police or prison custody in the last financial year were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Guest: Lidia Thorpe, independent Senator for VictoriaProducer: Isadora Bogle 

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