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Veronica Nelson’s mother among critics of Thirrili, which encouraged people to contact it if they didn’t feel its support was adequate

Exclusive: Mother and partner of First Nations woman argue for the right to bail and request reforms be named Poccum’s law in her honour

A leaked email reveals the head of the prison where Veronica Nelson died in custody told staff last year the Aboriginal woman's family wanted "someone to blame" and accused the media of sensationalist coverage.

Donna Nelson, who is a prominent Perth-based Indigenous leader, has been charged with importing almost two kilograms of an illegal stimulant into Tokyo.

Coroner refers prison health contractor to Director of Public Prosecutions over death in custody

A coroner has declared Veronica Nelson's death preventable, called for bail law reform and found corrections had failed to provide her with adequate healthcare.

The distraught daughters of WA grandmother Donna Nelson, a prominent member of WA's Aboriginal community, believe she has been duped or forced into carrying drugs into Japan, and say she does not deserve what she is going through.

Family and friends of a WA Indigenous leader being held in Japan say she is the victim of a romance scam that resulted in her being arrested with drugs in luggage she was carrying.

Uncertainty remains over the fate of a West Australian Aboriginal community leader held in Japan, after the organisation she chaired removes her from the position.

The family of Donna Nelson — who is a Perth-based Aboriginal health advocate and former Greens candidate — is seeking answers after she was detained by Japanese authorities while on a personal trip overseas.

Aboriginal families in Perth's east are afraid to let their children walk the streets after an Indigenous teenager was allegedly bashed to death while walking home from school with friends. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains images of a person who has…