Fallout over Fatima Payman continues for Labor; videos show kids screaming, struggling to breathe in police custody; Joe Biden urged to drop out
Good morning. The fallout over Fatima Payman’s resignation from the Labor party continues amid upheaval in its multicultural branch in Western Australia, where the treasurer and vice-president have quit over the way the senator has been treated.
From Queensland, Guardian Australia and SBS The Feed have seen videos that show children screaming, freezing and gasping for air, saying they “can’t breathe”. The footage – from inside the Cairns police watch house – exposes the anguish of children sometimes being kept for weeks in conditions that relatives liken to “torture” and a child psychologist has called “abuse”.
In America, Joe Biden says he’d consider withdrawing from the US election race if a “medical condition” emerges, as a poll suggests that nearly two-thirds of Democrats want him to bow out. And closer to home, NSW have won the State of Origin series in a thriller at Suncorp Stadium.Videos seen by Guardian Australia and SBS The Feed lays bare distressing treatment of teenagers – many of them disabled – in police custody.
as Labor turns its focus to reelection – with election promises the sole priority for any new funding in the budget update.has rejected calls for an immediate independent inquiryThere are fears Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election will not be fair, after the head of security for opposition figure María Corina MachadoScreaming and freezing: the kids put in Queensland isolation cells
The Queensland state government has been proudly promoting what it says is the success of its tough approach to youth crime. But as the number of arrests rise, there are concerns for the welfare of some of the state’s most vulnerable children. Ben Smee discusses his exclusive investigation that revealsSam* is a 14-year-old First Nations girl from Cairns. She has foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and has been assessed as having the mental capacity of a kindergarten child.
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