12 August 2022

More than 6000 prison guards across NSW are on strike today after prosecutors upgraded a charge against their colleague to murder. Wiradjuri man Dwayne Johnstone was killed in 2019 while running from prison guards after a stay at Lismore Base Hospital. Public Service Association general secretary Stewart Little said members would strike from 6am on […]

The number of Indigenous deaths in NSW Police custody in 2021 doubled the previous record set 25 years ago. In 2021, 16 Aboriginal people died while in police custody, doubling the previous record of eight in 1997. Sixteen Indigenous deaths in NSW Police custody The NSW State Coroner is responsible for investigating any death that