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Death in custody case under scrutiny as ministers meet

Death in custody case under scrutiny as ministers meet

Deaths in custody and tougher youth crime laws will be a focus as a peak Indigenous group meets to discuss Closing the Gap progress with government ministers.

Ukraine receives 1245 bodies, among last of war dead

Ukraine receives 1245 bodies, among last of war dead

Ukraine receives 1245 bodies, among last of war dead

Ukraine receives 1245 bodies, among last of war dead

Ukraine has received more than 6000 bodies of fallen soldiers since the agreements reached between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul.

One-punch killer jailed for hospital and prison assault

One-punch killer jailed for hospital and prison assault

One-punch killer jailed for hospital and prison assault

One-punch killer jailed for hospital and prison assault

A man convicted of killing a grandfather in a one-punch attack has received an additional jail sentence for assaulting hospital security and a fellow inmate.

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Escaped prisoner ran off like a 'jack-in-the-box'

Escaped prisoner ran off like a 'jack-in-the-box'

A 26-year-old man who escaped custody at a major hospital and was later found shot dead ran away while being guarded by two correctional officers.

Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners

Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners

Russia and Ukraine have swapped hundreds more prisoners, both sides say, hours after one of the biggest combined missile and drone attacks on Kyiv.

Jailed Aussie writer showing 'profound courage': PM

Jailed Aussie writer showing 'profound courage': PM

Anthony Albanese has praised jailed Australian Yang Hengjun after he released a letter from his Chinese prison cell pleading for help to come home.

Huge prison boost creates stir for justice advocates

Huge prison boost creates stir for justice advocates

A bail crackdown has prompted moves to increase prison bed numbers but opposition politicians say the numbers don't add up.

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Full life of former POW marked with state farewell

Full life of former POW marked with state farewell

Full life of former POW marked with state farewell

Full life of former POW marked with state farewell

The streets of a state capital have been lined with people who turned out to honour one of the nation's last surviving World War II prisoners of war.

Ex-detention centre worker faces serious sex charges

Ex-detention centre worker faces serious sex charges

Ex-detention centre worker faces serious sex charges

Ex-detention centre worker faces serious sex charges

Police have charged a former youth detention centre worker with sexual offences, including 11 counts of rape, after a wide-ranging inquiry.

Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each

Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each

Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each

Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each

Ukraine and Russia have concluded one of the largest prisoner exchanges since Moscow invaded its neighbour in 2022.

Troubled detention centre's closure delayed, again

Troubled detention centre's closure delayed, again

Troubled detention centre's closure delayed, again

Troubled detention centre's closure delayed, again

A youth detention centre that a child sexual abuse inquiry said should be shut "as soon as possible" won't be closed until at least early 2028.

Public service child abuse reports spike after inquiry

Public service child abuse reports spike after inquiry

Public service child abuse reports spike after inquiry

Public service child abuse reports spike after inquiry

An inquiry into child sexual abuse in institutions has resulted in a substantial rise in misconduct allegations against public servants.

Teenager's alleged murder sparks calls for change

Teenager's alleged murder sparks calls for change

Teenager's alleged murder sparks calls for change

Teenager's alleged murder sparks calls for change

A mother whose teenage daughter was allegedly murdered on a night out has called on the community to unite against gendered violence.

US deportees offered in swap for 'political prisoners'

US deportees offered in swap for 'political prisoners'

US deportees offered in swap for 'political prisoners'

US deportees offered in swap for 'political prisoners'

Venezuela's top prosecutor has criticised a proposal by El Salvador to swap hundreds of "political prisoners" for deportees from the US being held in a prison.

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US top court blocks deportations under old wartime law

The US Supreme Court has paused the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody following an emergency appeal by rights activists.

US senator meets wrongly deported man in El Salvador

US senator Chris Van Hollen has met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, coming face-to-face with the wrongly deported man after visiting El Salvador to push for his release.

Callous foster child killer found dead in jail cell

A man who was serving a life sentence for the callous murder of a 12-year-old girl under his foster care has been found dead in jail.

Teenager alleges human rights abuse in watch house

Children should not be held in watch houses for more than 24 hours, a report has found, after a boy was allegedly deprived of his basic human rights.

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'Pest infestations': inmates held in inhumane prison

Conditions in a remand facility are cruel and degrading, with inmates held in unhygienic cells infested with pests, a watchdog has found.

Mould leaves new prison cells empty during crime crisis

New units at a prison and remand centre are uninhabitable after black mould infestations the government blames on shoddy workmanship.

Asylum seekers lose illegal detention bid in High Court

Two asylum seekers have lost their bid to broaden the scope of an incendiary High Court ruling that led to the release of 150 immigration detainees.

Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Australia's juvenile justice system could come under international scrutiny as one state seeks to make its youth crime laws even tougher.

Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Prison officers have told a coroner they're comfortable with their actions after finding an Aboriginal man unresponsive in his cell.

Aboriginal man 'sick several days' before prison death

An inquest into the prison death of a 38-year-old Aboriginal man has been told he was too sick to get out of bed before his passing.

Family fights for change ahead of prison death inquest

The family of a Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man hopes an inquest into his death in custody in 2022, will bring about "meaningful and significant" change.

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