The family of an Aboriginal elder who roasted to death in searing heat in the back of a prison van will receive a $3.2 million compensation payment from the WA government.
In some ways dollars will never be enough to compensate the loss of a loved one and community leader. This amount acknowledges the State's responsibility for Mr Ward's death. The call for A Royal Commission by the Member for Fremantle cites something from about a hundred years ago, but fails to acknowledge the work of the Royal Commission Into Aboriginal Deaths In Custody, which reported almost 20 years ago. The RCIADIC provided a template for reform, which largely remains under-implemented. Maybe, we need to re-visit its recommendations.
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