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Twenty years on from Palm Island riots, locals call for change to reduce deaths in custody

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In 2004 the death of 36-year-old Cameron Doomadgee in a watch house on Palm Island sparked a riot which caused $4 million damage to the island and led to a $30 million class action racial discrimination. Community members say while the island may have changed due to the high profile nature of the event - the country has not  with deaths increasing year on year.