Australia going backwards when it comes to fairness

Just some of the headlines for the last 24 hours.

New South Wales prisons refuse entry to The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture because they never had permission.

Police and custodial officers have been accused of "brutally assaulting" a Tasmanian Aboriginal man in custody, allegedly leaving him "naked, in a pool of his own blood, for more than12 hours".

Corruption watchdog warns of misconduct risks in Victoria's Police's Critical Incident Response Team

WA prisoners in 'inhumane' conditions as mental health hospital Franklin Centre's waitlist grows

Auditor-general warns WA government over risk of money laundering and terrorism financing

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Thevy29 · 41-45, M

That aboriginal man is probably serving a 5 year sentence for something that would have been a $250 fine to a white guy or a warning to big breasted chick. And whose lawyer assured him he'd get a suspended sentence if he confessed guilty. Welcome to being black in Australia.

Allelse · 36-40, M

Bloody hell!!! Just imagine what the diggers would say.

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Gusman · 61-69, M

@Allelse Shameful is what it is.
They get away with it because the bodies that are suppose to investigate these issues are pathetic.

Allelse · 36-40, M

@Gusman I did work experience once in a prison library, and the guards treat the inmates like shit, they steal anything they can get their hands on and think they're gods. They're just bullies.

KiwiBird · 36-40, F

@Allelse Well some of the Diggers, the Aussie ones.

scorpiolovedeep · 51-55, M

Australia does have a serious cultural problem.

Very sad 😞

Gusman · 61-69, M

@scorpiolovedeep Getting worse as well.
The Royal Commission into Robo debt started today.
Morrison was warned 2 years before the scheme was implemented that it was in fact illegal.
They went ahead with it anyway.
People died because of Robo Debt and the Government denies this.
My hope is that various decision makers are held to account.
I doubt anything will come of it except recommendations.
Serious cultural problems.