It has been 35 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody delivered 339 recommendations. 33 Indigenous Australians died in custody last year — the highest number in a single year on record.
Read the investigation →RCIADIC anniversary explainer. 8 slides.
Indigenous deaths in custody, 2024–25. A record.
Sign the open letter.
NT police budget, in three questions.
What "operational" actually means.
of NT detainees are Aboriginal. 30% of the population.
What the law says. Co-written with NAAJA.
Why Palmerston logged 870 youth custody events.
Every figure here is sourced and dated. Click any stat for the primary source. Full datasets live with each investigation.
"The recommendations were not aspirational. They were the floor. A generation later, we are still below it."
Practical, jurisdiction-specific guides — co-written with NT legal services. Designed as Instagram carousels you can save, screenshot and share. Always seek legal advice for your specific situation.
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