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It all happened so fast, but justice moves so slow: The death in custody of Stevie Lee Nixon-McKellar
In 2021, a neighbour called the cops on a young Aboriginal man sitting in a car. Within an hour, he was pronounced dead. Now, his family continue their…
 • Amy McQuire
The bodycam footage of Stevie Lee's death is horrific. The Qld Coroner refuses to release it.
In 2021, a neighbour called the cops on a young Aboriginal man sitting in a car. Within an hour, he was pronounced dead. Now, his family continue their…
 • Amy McQuire
His spirit went home: The death in custody of Stevie Lee Nixon-McKellar
In 2021, a neighbour called the cops on a young Aboriginal man sitting in a car. Within an hour, he was pronounced dead. And now, the Qld Coroner…
 • Amy McQuire
In 2020, Toowoomba police officers bent the knee in support of #BLM. Within a year and a half, they killed two Aboriginal men in separate…
The families of Ashley Washington and Stevie Lee Nixon-McKellar are still fighting for justice.
 • Amy McQuire
A Short Note to Readers
On Re-Launching as 'Black Witness', a newsletter devoted to independent Indigenous journalism.
 • Amy McQuire
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