Federal Court says Qld police guilty of racial discrimination on Palm Island

Người đứng đầu vụ kiện tập thể Lex Wotton

Người đứng đầu vụ kiện tập thể Lex Wotton Source: AAP

The Federal Court has delivered a damning judgment in a racial discrimination case against Queensland Police over their handling of the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee, also widely known as Mulrunji, on Palm Island 12 years ago. .


A class action lawsuit brought on behalf of members of the community has concluded with the awarding of more than $200-thousand dollars in compensations.


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Federal Court says Qld police guilty of racial discrimination on Palm Island | SBS Vietnamese