Death of teenager in custody triggers calls for judicial reform

The Australian Human Rights Commission is seeking an urgent meeting with the Premier of Western Australia after another Indigenous teenager dies in custody. Prison staff found the 17-year-old boy in his cell at Banksia Hill Youth Prison in Perth at around 10pm on Thursday. He is believed to have committed suicide.

Perenti CEO Mark Norwell's compensation drops by $862,000 following security reform at Smith-Gander

A series of deaths and a related strike over salary increases prompted Perenti's board to cut the salaries of the company's top executives. The mining services provider announced that Chief Executive Officer Mark Norwell's salary for the 2024 fiscal year is $3.12 million, compared to $3.98 million in the previous 12 months.