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Here is a selection of my publications. Click on the title to view the whole text, or chose a category on the left.

• CCTV failure dismays family
  20.04.2010
  By: TONY KOCH THE revelation that closed-circuit television footage does not show what happened when Townsville mental health patient Lyji Vaggs tried to be admitted to hospital last Wednesday has dismayed family and friends. Mr Vaggs was... read more
• A man who begged for help dies
  17.04.2010
  By: TONY KOCH THE diminutive Aboriginal woman was the last to leave the hospital room. She whispered a prayer, held her son's hand and kissed him gently on the forehead. Debbie Lampton then pushed the button that turned off the... read more
• Mentally ill man cuffed, then dies
  16.04.2010
  By: TONY KOCH A MENTALLY ill father of three was handcuffed by police in a north Queensland hospital before suffering respiratory failure that claimed his life yesterday. Police Ethical Standards officers were due to meet today with the... read more
• `Token fines' only for sly-grogging
  09.02.2010
  By: Tony Koch POLICE in north Queensland are frustrated by what they say are token fines handed to people caught sly-grogging or illegally in possession of alcohol in Aboriginal communities where bans exist. The Queensland government... read more
• Shared histories surface at last
  23.01.2010
  By: TONY KOCH Two families have uncovered an extraordinary link WHEN 85-year-old Monica Barton read the reminiscences of Aboriginal academic Stephen Hagan in The Australian about his Irish great-grandfather, her jaw dropped. The Joseph... read more
• Non-indigenous eviction ruled out of order
  22.12.2009
  By: Tony Koch THE power of Aboriginal councils to exclude non-indigenous residents has been thrown into question, with Queensland's chief magistrate overturning a decision by Aurukun Council to expel Daniel Bracegirdle, who has lived in the... read more
• Aboriginal jobs `stifled' by legislation
  19.10.2009
  By: Tony Koch RESTRUCTURING the lives of Aboriginal people away from welfare dependency was more than just ensuring children attended school, but was dependent on their getting real employment and the ability to own their own homes,... read more