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Coroner suggests racism marred investigation of Indigenous teen's death

The mysterious death of Mark Haines, whose body was discovered on railway tracks in northern NSW in 1988, would have been treated differently "if it was a white boy", according to the coroner.

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ABC AustraliaJun 18, 2026, 1:41 AM

Coroner suggests racism marred investigation of Indigenous teen's death

The mysterious death of Mark Haines, whose body was discovered on railway tracks in northern NSW in 1988, would have been treated differently "if it was a white boy", according to the coroner.

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