'Australia is a Crime Scene': The 20th Anniversary of TJ Hickey's Death

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'Australia is a Crime Scene': The 20th Anniversary of TJ Hickey's Death

A crowd of around 100 people held a memorial march in Redfern on Wednesday, marking the 20th anniversary of Gamilaraay teenager Thomas “TJ” Hickey’s death.  Hickey was 17-years-old when he was impaled on a metal fence after riding his bike by a NSW Police vehicle. His story is often harked back to in NSW Aboriginal politics and the conversation around Aboriginal deaths in custody, and it continues to have a devastating impact on the Redfern Abor…