First Australians: Part 8

Protesters gather for a march organised by Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR) to mark Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, Sydney, Friday, August 4, 2017. The march is a collaboration with Dylan Voller, who came to national attention one year ago when Four Corners detailed his incarceration and torture by the state. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett); Right (from Top to Bottom): David Unaipon, Cathy Freeman, Senator Neville Bonner. Source: AAP / JOEL CARRETT/AAPIMAGE

Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) experience contact with the criminal justice system – as both offenders and victims – at much higher rates than non-Indigenous Australians. Rates of violent victimisation among Indigenous Australians are two to three times higher than rates among non-Indigenous Australians and this rises to four to six times higher in the case of family violence..

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Published 21 December 2023 12:30pm

Updated 18 January 2024 12:32am

By Kulasegaram Sanchayan

Source: SBS

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Indigenous Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) experience contact with the criminal justice system – as both offenders and victims – at much higher rates than non-Indigenous Australians. Rates of violent victimisation among Indigenous Australians are two to three times higher than rates among non-Indigenous Australians and this rises to four to six times higher in the case of family violence..

In this episode, Kulasegaram Sanchayan talks about incarceration in Australia, and also talks about some of the most popular Australian Aborigines.

Lists of Indigenous Australians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Indigenous_Australians

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