Mckinlay said he was “cautiously optimistic and greatly relieved” at Lambley’s announcement, which he said signalled the end of “years of protracted battles to try to get any action”. He hoped Fulton could be returned to Alice Springs in about three months, although that time frame would be “the best case scenario”. The Aboriginal Disability Justice Campaign said Fulton was one of an estimated 30 indigenous Australians in jail without trial until assisted care facilities could be found. Western Australia is building two such centres, which it hoped to complete by early next year. “Around Australia, governments have been using prison as a cheap alternative to appropriate care and support for people like Roseanne,” Mckinlay said. “It has to be addressed at a national level.”
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 05:40:01 +0000
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