Indigenous woman’s mother accuses Labor of ‘trampling on our graves’ as Anthony Carbines disputes coroner’s findings
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Victoria’s police minister is considering reintroducing bail offences scrapped by the government in 2023 in response to a high-profile coronial inquest into First Nations woman Veronica Nelson’s death.
Speaking to reporters outside parliament on Wednesday, Anthony Carbines disputed the coroner’s finding that the previous laws were a contributing factor to the death, in comments that sparked a rebuke from Nelson’s mother, who accused the government of being happy to “trample on our graves”.
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