Nova Peris (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

On Monday, 30 November, the Change the Record Coalition launched Blueprint for change, highlighting the national crisis of the appalling imprisonment rates and rates of violence experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. At the launch, Mr Keenan Mundine, a young, articulate Aboriginal man who grew up on the streets in Redfern, in Sydney, shared his story with us. Keenan lost both his parents when he was eight years old and had very few positive role models growing up. He spent time in and out of juvenile detention and adult prison. Keenan was given an opportunity, through a drug rehabilitation court, to turn his life around. He now works as a youth worker with Weave Youth and Community Services. We cannot allow another generation to fall into this tragic cycle due to the situation they are born into or find themselves in. Labor welcome Blueprint for change and we are committed to adjust the target under the Closing the Gap framework for justice reinvestment, in partnership with the communities, to drive local solutions to prevent crime and incarceration.

Question agreed to.