Jack Latimore
Jack Latimore is the former Indigenous affairs journalist at The Age. He is a Birpai man with family ties to Thungutti and Gumbaynggirr nations.
Inquest uncovers NT Police racism, while an ‘exhausted’ community waits to heal
Kumanjayi Walker was shot dead by an NT police officer in 2019. The inquest into the teen’s death revealed racism within police ranks and the officer’s past use of force.
- by Jack Latimore
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How Indigenous people got zilch from a billion-dollar mining bonanza
The ‘stark reality’ of economic exclusion imposed on Victoria’s First Peoples has been laid bare in evidence presented to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
- by Jack Latimore
‘Not enough to merely know history’: Premier fronts Indigenous truth-telling inquiry for first time
Jacinta Allan was warned by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to live up to her words on Monday before she was questioned for nearly three hours about a range of issues being examined by the inquiry.
- by Jack Latimore
Allan to front truth-telling inquiry to affirm Victoria’s commitment to treaty with First Peoples
The premier will say a different approach is needed to tackle the injustices and entrenched disadvantage faced by Indigenous Victorians.
- by Jack Latimore
‘Who can we be tomorrow?’ The push to change our gruesome, racist place names
Murderers Flat, Lubra Creek and Massacre Bay: Victoria is scattered with monuments and place names with violent or offensive origins.
- by Benjamin Preiss and Jack Latimore
ASIC rejects claims Urban Rampage ban is hurting First Nation communities
Australia’s corporate watchdog has defended itself against claims its ban on credit purchases from a retail chain that targets remote Indigenous communities is having a “disastrous impact” on First Nations customers.
- by Jack Latimore
‘It’s given us hope’: The Indigenous clan that finally has a seat at the table
The Wamba Wemba people of north-west Victoria have become the first traditional owner group not recognised by the government to hold a seat on the First Peoples’ Assembly.
- by Jack Latimore
Sex offenders gain access to children through Aboriginal meeting places
Registered sex offenders have signed up as members of Aboriginal meeting places that run cultural tours for children, raising community fears that abusers can get access to kids.
- by Erin Pearson and Jack Latimore
In the shadow of roadworks, preserving the last remaining billabongs in Melbourne
Major projects like the North East Link have altered the landscape while introduced species such as foxes, carp and deer continue to harm complex ecosystems.
- by Jack Latimore
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Calls for Victoria to return remains of nearly 2000 Indigenous people to community
Leaked figures reveal 1834 ancestral remains of Indigenous people are being held by the Victorian government.
- by Jack Latimore
‘Cowboy stuff with no rules’: Inside the Kumanjayi Walker inquest
The 2019 death of a young Aboriginal man in the Northern Territory has uncovered an alarming policing culture.
- by Jack Latimore
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