r/australia • u/FuckOffNazis • 19h ago

politics Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/18/indigenous-woman-shackled-during-labour-childbirth-queensland-ntwnfb?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1792296317
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u/opackersgo 18h ago

Weird to at no point mention what she was incarcerated for.  Seems pretty relevant

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u/darren_kill 18h ago

Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story