Working inside a correctional centre in Queensland is not just a job — it is an environment defined by constant pressure, risk, and exposure to some of the most challenging behaviours in society. But for many prison officers, the greatest strain does not come from the prisoners alone. It comes from being caught in the middle. Compressed From Both Sides Queensland prison officers operate in a uniquely difficult position. On one side: You are managing some of Australia’s most v

“In the context of the horrifying and ongoing epidemic of Aboriginal deaths in custody in this jurisdiction and across Australia, this comment can be seen as a deliberate incitement to an Aboriginal child to end his life."

In the case of Crossing v Anglicare NSW South, NSW West and Act, Justice Abraham of the Federal Court of Australia delivered a judgment...