Donna Nelson
Victoria's former top cop acknowledged the state's former bail laws directly led to the death of Indigenous women Veronica Nelson despite allegedly recently pushing for the laws to be strengthened aga...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name and image of Indigenous people who have died. Less than one year after new bail laws came into effect in V...
The jailing of an Australian grandmother in Japan is a "kick in the guts" with WA Premier Roger Cook expressing hope for the convicted drug smuggler's potential appeal.
Prominent Aboriginal health leader Donna Nelson has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Japanese court after being found guilty of importing two kilograms of methamphetamine.
Prominent Aboriginal health leader Donna Nelson is facing the prospect of 10 years in a Japanese prison if prosecutors get their way. Ms Nelson, a longtime health advocate and community figure, is acc...
An Australian grandmother accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and that she was tricked into carry...
An Australian grandmother accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase has appeared in a Japanese court nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and she was tricked into carrying t...
The daughter of an Australian woman detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations has opened up about seeing her mother for the first time in more than a year.
The family of a Perth grandmother held in a Japanese prison for alleged drug smuggling have met with Foreign Minister Penny Wong after her trial was delayed.
The trial of prominent Indigenous community figure Donna Nelson, detained in Japan, has been delayed two days before it was due to commence. The former chair of the Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service was...
The trial of prominent Indigenous community figure Donna Nelson will begin in Japan next week. The Ballardong Njaki-Njaki woman has spent 18 months in a Tokyo prison after being accused of smuggling d...
The trial date in Japan for a respected Western Australian Indigenous leader has been set, but the Perth grandmother will remain in prison for at least another four months.
Dja Dja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara woman Aunty Donna Nelson was presented with the Australian Lawyers Alliance's 2023 Victoria Civil Justice Award on Friday, recognising her determination to...