Indigenous and Black Lives Matter.  Global outrage has followed the heart-breaking death of George Floyd, murdered by a policeman in Minneapolis.  Our Indigenous people in Australia have received similar brutal treatment in police custody. 

The violent mistreatment of our Indigenous Australians must stop. Any police or prison officers perpetrating violence against Indigenous Australians must be brought to justice.

432 Indigenous Australians are reported to have died in police custody since 1991  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jun/01/deaths-in-our-backyard-432-indigenous-australians-have-died-in-custody-since-2008

David Dungay, a Dunghutti man, said, "I can't breathe," 12 times before he died of asphyxiation. He was being held face down by five prison guards at a NSW jail in 2015.  None of the guards faced disciplinary action.  There have been many other deaths with little or no consequences and limited coverage.  In the last year, police have been charged for the shooting murders of Yamatji woman, Joyce Clarke and Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker.  We must prevent more deaths like these.  

We will no longer remain silent.  This petition is a call to action for our Prime Minister, Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Indigenous Australians and the Federal Police Commissioner to: prevent violence against our Indigenous Australians in police custody and ensure the perpetrators of violence are brought to justice.