Morning mail: vaccine rollout delay, deaths in custody, royals 'not a racist family'
by Imogen Dewey from on (#5F7DF)
Friday: government walks back on plan to get all Australians vaccinated by October. Plus: Prince William defends family against racism claim
Good morning, it's Imogen Dewey on Friday 12 March with an update on Australia's vaccine rollout, more grim news about Indigenous deaths in custody, and concerns from several quarters about China's surveillance policies.
Aboriginal justice advocates have expressed their devastation following a third Indigenous death in custody in a week and demanded the Australian prime minister urgently meet with bereaved families to progress reforms. Victorian Greens senator Lidia Thorpe has described the justice system as deeply racist".
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