Don Dale Youth Detention Centre became a national scandal in less than an hour of television, but its legacy has haunted the lives of four young Aboriginal men. For 12 years, Ethan Austral, Leroy O’Shea, Josiah Binsaris and Keiran Webster have fought through the courts for justice, hoping their story would change the system. Last month the High Court restored an award for exemplary damages to the four men, overturning a Northern Territory Court of Appeal decision in 2025.