Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders who have committed similar crimes are like to receive the same sentences in the courts, according to a study of trials throughout Australia. Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology found that judges in South Australia were more likely to be lenient towards Indigenous offenders.
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