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23.01.2022 Governments spend millions of dollars with the aim of reducing domestic violence but this is how victims are treated when they report to police? It is clear the police have a serious cultural problem that will never be fixed without accountability they should be held to the highest standard but instead they protect their own.

23.01.2022 Beyond being a public relations exercise, police in schools programs are a terribly flawed and outmoded concept that increases the risk of criminalisation. #vicpolwatch Youthlaw WEstjustice

22.01.2022 We have long opposed the presence of police in schools as a fundamentally flawed idea that can increase criminalization of very young children. #vicpolwatch Youthlaw WEstjustice

21.01.2022 "Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service - VALS chief executive Nerita Waight said governments around Australia had overstated the degree to which the inquiry’s recommendations had been implemented, and Victoria had gone backwards. The governments’ failures are utterly reprehensible, #RCIADIC30Years

18.01.2022 The Vic government has flagged possible IBAC reforms next year, which would be two years after a bipartisan parliamentary committee called for the body to be far better resourced to deal with police complaints. Victims of police-perpetrated domestic violence on Sunday revealed how their abusers were protected by other officers and their complaints mishandled.

18.01.2022 MEDIA RELEASE Dhadjowa Foundation in relation to the Chauvin verdict The Dhadjowa Foundation would like to extend our deepest love and solidarity to George Floy...d’s family and extended relations. While we know that these verdicts will never bring our loved ones back, we hope that today’s verdict gives them some sense of justice and helps them on the path towards healing. We understand the importance of prosecutions and convictions for families in order to process grief and loss. We know that court cases and inquests are a distressing and re-traumatising process for families. We send our love and compassion to the family of George Floyd during this next important chapter of grieving. As last week was the 30-year anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, the Dhadjowa Foundation would urge the government and the public to hear our concerns and meet the demands set by the families here in Australia. We take this opportunity to remind Australians that there have been almost 500 Black deaths in custody and no convictions with no accountability. We remind everyone that there are currently two cases that are before the courts with police officers charged with the murder of Joyce Clarke and Kumanjayi Walker, and one of a prison officer charged with the manslaughter of Dwayne Johnson. To date, not one Aboriginal family has received justice or accountability for the deaths of their loved ones in custody. As Australians reflect on the conviction of Chauvin in Turtle Island/America, we encourage them to look at the own injustices and violent treatment of Aboriginal people in our own country. We urge them to support all families of Aboriginal people who have died in custody in their ongoing fight for justice. Families Demands 1. Governments need to fully Implement all recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody, while involving and listening to our families 2. We need an Independent Investigative body to enquire into all deaths in custody. Police officers must not investigate other police officers or prison officers 3. Governments need to re-allocate public funding away from punitive policies and expansion of prisons, and invest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led, grassroots solutions. We know what works for our communities 4. Allow all of our people in police cells access to Custody Notification Services, without delay 5. End the physical restraint, abuse, torture (including spit hooding and solitary confinement) of all people in police and prison cells 6. Families deserve to know that if their loved one dies in custody they will be heard; that there will be a timely, thorough, independent investigation, and they deserve to be present at any public investigation of their loved one’s death. This includes being provided with the means to attend all hearings. Families also deserve to know that their loved one's body is being treated in a respectful way 7. Reduce imprisonment of our peoples by repealing punitive bail laws, mandatory sentencing laws, and decriminalising public drunkenness 8. Commit to raising the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14 years, and have a minimum age of detention of 16 years. Our kids do not belong in prison. 9- we want governments to implement decarceration strategies including ending imprisonment of our mob who aren’t sentenced, access to income support, ending homelessness, justice reinvestment, Aboriginal led solutions 10. We need Federal funding for policing and prisons to be repurposed to meet the needs of our communities For the full list of family demands please follow below link: https://www.natsils.org.au/blm/

17.01.2022 This Sunday- an important expose from the Policing Family Violence: Changing the Story project Flat Out Inc Inner Melbourne Community Legal LACW Vic StKildaLS

17.01.2022 "While police themselves remain the gatekeepers of their own accountability, it is never going to be fixed. Who will police the police?' - Jon Faine

11.01.2022 In an historic decision today, the NT Police officer charged over the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu last year will stand trial for murder in the Supreme Court. (Note: Please avoid any social media comments below which could be prejudicial, including speculation about the Judge's decision, evidence or about the accused.)

11.01.2022 A thorough 10 minute 7:30 Report on the why we need robust, resourced and independent investigations of police complaints in Victoria #VicPolWatch

10.01.2022 There's nothing new here - yet another article highlighting how IBAC is underfunded and cannot investigate the range of serious police misconduct allegations it receives, including systemic failures in how police handle family violence, discriminatory policing, police shootings, assaults and misuse of force.

09.01.2022 The chilling expose of the culture of impunity within Victoria Police is now online. This is why, when it comes to the policing of family violence- we must change the story. - Flat Out Inc

06.01.2022 Given the severity of the violence [alleged] in these matters, the fact that no convictions have been recorded for police officers found guilty of family violence charges is staggering," said Lauren Caulfield, coordinator of the Policing Family Violence project in Melbourne. Flat Out Inc

03.01.2022 This Saturday we urge everyone to get to this important launch-fundraiser event for the The Dhadjowa Foundation Tickets are selling fast.

02.01.2022 Human rights and legal organisations have condemned a police operation targeting Djab Wurrung protestors who are protecting sacred Djab Wurrung trees in Victoria and are calling for urgent scrutiny of police powers and access for legal observers to monitor police actions during the protest. Legal services have received reports that a protester’s arm has been broken and that Victoria Police have already arrested at least 50 activists who were protecting the sacred trees today. Several protestors remain perched up in trees surrounded by police. #VicPolWatch