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Eight deaths after voluntary assisted dying refusals

A coroner has called for improvements to voluntary assisted dying selection criteria, finding eight people took their own lives after being refused access.

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An Indigenous girl asked to reconnect with her culture. In a ‘racist’ child protection system, her pleas were ignored

Victorian coroner condemns ‘systemic racism and paternalism’ in child protection system after inquest into 17-year-old’s death

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Aboriginal teen's human rights breached in state care

A coroner has found a 17-year-old Aboriginal girl in state care was not listened to when she asked to be better connected with her culture and community.

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Coroners plead for a drug testing trial

Two Victorian coroners have called for a drug testing trial in the state as users unknowingly consume dangerous synthetic substances.

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Doctor claims damning Veronica Nelson findings unfair

A doctor is appealing against findings made by a coroner who tarnished his reputation over his care of Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson while in custody.

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International students did not seek help before deaths

A coroner has handed down his findings into the suicide deaths of five international students living in Victoria in 2020.

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International students in crisis not seeking mental health support, Victorian inquest finds

Coroner examining five suicide deaths says tertiary sector faces difficult challenge in encouraging students to get help

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Veronica Nelson’s family urges Victorian government to hear ‘cries for help’ and go further with bail reforms

Exclusive: MPs urged to implement Poccum’s law, named in honour of First Nations woman who died in a cell while on remand

The Guardian - AU

AFL player Shane Tuck’s widow withdraws from inquest, citing ‘grave concerns’ about its scope

Katherine Tuck views any further involvement in inquiry as an ‘arid exercise’, lawyer says

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s bail laws to be loosened after being labelled ‘complete, unmitigated disaster’

Coroner Simon McGregor says introduction of 2018 bail law changes doubled rate of Indigenous female imprisonment within a year

The Guardian - AU

Investigation launched into Veronica Nelson lawyer

A barrister tasked with assisting Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson is facing a complaint and investigation from the Victorian Legal Services Commissioner.

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Victorian Legal Services Board initiates investigation into Veronica Nelson's lawyer following coronial inquest

The head of the Victorian Legal Services Board initiates a complaint and investigation into the conduct of a lawyer whose legal service provided to Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson was found to be "inadequate" by a coroner.

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Victorian government must overhaul bail laws to create ‘meaningful’ change, legal groups say

Advocates concerned after Daniel Andrews suggested looking at offence types rather than scrapping controversial 2018 changes

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Unsentenced prisoners make up a third of Australia’s prison population as bail refusals boom

Advocates urge overhaul of laws to ensure people aren’t needlessly funnelled into jail

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Daniel Andrews promises Victorian bail law reform after inquest into Veronica Nelson’s death

Premier vows responsibility to ‘make the necessary changes’ after state coroner recommended urgent review of bail act

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Premier flags sweeping justice reforms for Victoria

There will be a greater distinction between violent and non-violent offenders in bail reforms to be introduced in Victoria in the first half of 2023.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia to get a poet laureate; US police allegedly beat homeless man; and a smart immigration interactive

Albanese government launches $300m arts sector overhaul which includes minimum pay for professional artists and a crackdown on fake Indigenous art

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'Discriminatory impact on First Nations people': coroner calls for urgent bail reform in Veronica Nelson inquest

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‘Complete, unmitigated disaster’: inquest into Veronica Nelson’s death urges overhaul of ‘discriminatory’ Victorian bail laws

Coroner refers prison health contractor to Director of Public Prosecutions over death in custody

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Victorian coroner tells Veronica Nelson inquest he backs changes to 'disaster' bail laws

Victorian coroner Simon McGregor has described the conditions in the lead-up to the 37-year-old Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman's death as "harrowing", while labelling the state's bail laws a "complete and unmitigated disaster".

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Nelson death in custody was preventable

A coroner has declared Veronica Nelson's death preventable, called for bail law reform and found corrections had failed to provide her with adequate healthcare.

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Findings due on Nelson death in custody

A Victorian coroner will deliver his finding into the death in custody of Indigenous woman Veronica Nelson following a five-week inquest.

The Guardian - AU

‘Without dignity’: how Veronica Nelson’s death exposed cruelty of Victoria’s bail laws

When coroner Simon McGregor hands down his findings on Monday the government is going to have no choice but to act

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Victoria to overhaul strict bail laws

Changes to Victoria's strict bail laws could come into effect this year as pressure mounts following a coronial inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman.

The Guardian - AU

Pressure builds on Victoria to overhaul bail laws in response to Indigenous woman’s death on remand

Ahead of coroner handing down findings into death of Veronica Nelson, her partner says she ‘shouldn’t have been in jail’

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