Indigenous woman shackled during labour in Queensland; federal bill to ban practice blocked

An advocacy group reports an incarcerated Indigenous woman was shackled to a hospital bed while in labour in Queensland last weekend. The incident occurred days before Labor and the Coalition blocked a bill that would have banned the practice of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth. The claim is based on advocacy reporting and is not yet independently corroborated; the blocked legislation highlights a policy gap at the federal level.