For generations Indigenous women have been going missing and advocates say it is time to find the answers.
When Monique graduated, she got a job at the local tavern and was generous with her new-found income, often shouting her siblings meals.
Monique began to accumulate a criminal record for thefts and court violations that eventually led to a short stint in jail.While they worried about her going away with this new group, they never imagined it would be the last time they saw her. Across Australia, about 40,000 people are reported missing in Australia each year, and 99 per cent will be brought home, usually within hours.Of those unsolved cases, some get more prominence than others — by the media, the public and police.
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