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Coroner puts justice department on notice over inquest
The coroner overseeing an inquest for an Indigenous teen who died in detention wants answers from the justice department. April 12, 2024 A coroner has expressed alarm over the “unlivable, disgusting and inhumane” cells in a prison wing where a teenager died after self-harming. Cleveland Dodd was found unresponsive in the early hours of October […]
‘Self-harm points’ in every youth cell, inquest hears
All cells in the troubled youth wing of an adult prison had points that inmates could use to harm themselves, an inquest has been told. April 12, 2024 Every cell in the troubled youth wing of an adult prison had damage that detainees could have used to inflict injuries on themselves, an inquest has been […]
Facebook-Twiggy Australian clickbait battle dropped
Andrew Forrest’s attempt to hold Facebook to account has been dropped as prosecutors decline to file a criminal indictment against its parent company Meta. April 12, 2024 Billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s bid to hold Facebook’s parent company Meta to account in Australia over an alleged clickbait advertising scam has been stymied. The mining magnate launched […]
Facebook-Twiggy clickbait battle returns to court
Andrew Forrest has accused Facebook’s parent company of “blatantly” refusing to moderate fraudulent content as their legal battle returns to court. April 12, 2024 The future of a legal battle that pits Facebook’s parent company Meta against billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest over an alleged cryptocurrency clickbait advertising scam is set to be decided. The mining […]
Tragic death inevitable in prison youth wing: nurse
A nurse who tried saving Cleveland Dodd from self-inflicted injuries has told an inquest a tragedy was inevitable in the troubled youth wing of an adult prison. April 11, 2024 A nurse who fought to save the life of an Indigenous teen after he harmed himself in the troubled youth wing of an adult prison has told […]
Jailed kids denied medication if violent, inquest told
A coronial inquest for an Indigenous teen who harmed himself in an adult’s youth wing has been told that staff denied detainees medication if they were violent. April 11, 2024 Correctional staff withheld medication from youth detainees if they had assaulted staff, an inquest into an Indigenous teen who harmed himself in the troubled wing […]
“Inhumane and disgusting’ Unit 18 youth detention
The youth wing of an adult prison where a teenager fatally harmed himself has been described as a “war zone” by a nurse who worked there. April 10, 2024 A nurse who tried to save an Indigenous teen after he harmed himself in the youth wing of an adult prison has told an inquest the unit was […]
Unit 18 ‘inhumane’ and a ‘war zone’ before teen’s death
Conditions inside a youth wing of an adult prison where a teenager fatally harmed himself have been described by a nurse who worked there as a “war zone”. April 10, 2024 A nurse who tried to save an Indigenous teen after harmed himself in the youth wing of an adult prison has told an inquest […]
Senior officer when teen harmed breached lawful order
An officer overseeing an adult prison’s youth wing the night an Indigenous teenager fatally harmed himself had breached a lawful order but remained on duty. April 9. 2024 A senior officer in charge of a troubled youth wing in an adult prison on the night an Indigenous teenager fatally harmed himself had been found to […]