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Indigenous imprisonment, suicide and self harm rates have risen, report finds

Palm Island Doomadgee memorial moved from police station

[Lorena Allam, The Guardian]

Rates of Indigenous imprisonment, suicide and self-harm have risen over the past four years, and the number of Aboriginal children being taken into out-of-home care has tripled, according to the Productivity Commission’s four-year report on overcoming Indigenous disadvantage (OID).

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[Sofie Wainwright, ABC]

The sister of an Aboriginal man whose death in custody sparked the 2004 Palm Island riot says the relocation of a memorial rock from the island's police station has encouraged healing.

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