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A coroner investigating the death in custody of Aboriginal woman Tanya Day has referred the case to the department of public prosecutions to determine whether criminal negligence has occurred. On this show we play a speech by Tanya Day’s daughter Apryl Day on the racism responsible for her mother’s death and the problems with police investigating police.
Links:
- Apryl Day’s speech was recorded at the 2020 Invasion Day rally in Melbourne, you can hear other speeches from this rally in our recording of this rally and the Invasion Day coverage on 3CR.
- Why should we abolish Australia Day? Pamphlet by Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance.
- ‘Tanya Day inquest: coroner refers death in custody of Aboriginal woman for possible prosecution’ by Calla Wahlquist on the Guardian.
- Nick’s article ‘Police Investigating Police: Business as Usual in Victoria’.
- Project Implicit – test your implicit bias on a wide range of issues.
Clips:
Treaty ’18 ft Baker Boy – Yothu Yindi & Gavin Campbell, Invasion Day speech by Apryl Day, Thelma Plum ‘Better in Blak’.
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