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Twenty years on from Palm Island riots, locals call for change to reduce deaths in custody

Twenty years on from Palm Island riots, locals call for change to reduce deaths in custody

Update: 2024-11-27
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In 2004 the death of 36-year-old Cameron Doomadgee in a watch house on Palm Island sparked a riot which caused $4 million damage to the island and led to a $30 million class action racial discrimination. Community members say while the island may have changed due to the high profile nature of the event - the country has not  with deaths increasing year on year. 

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Twenty years on from Palm Island riots, locals call for change to reduce deaths in custody

Twenty years on from Palm Island riots, locals call for change to reduce deaths in custody

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