Senate debates

Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Statements by Senators

Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

1:05 pm

Photo of Lidia ThorpeLidia Thorpe (Victoria, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Stevie Lee Nixon McKellar was a 27-year-old Gunggari man described by his mum Dr Raylene Nixon as cheeky and as the type who would care for strays, whether people or animals. He was a deeply empathetic young man with the ability to walk in others' shoes who would give you the shirt off his back. His auntie described him as a caring uncle for his niece and someone who would always make his family laugh. He was a young man who was deeply loved. In 2021, he was killed by Queensland cops. The last words Stevie heard were, 'Choke this cunt out,' before a police officer used a deadly restraint tactic on him euphemistically called—

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