Lidia Thorpe (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Attorney-General, Senator Watt. We are in a black deaths in custody crisis in this country. The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody's recommendations clearly outline the importance of Aboriginal legal services and the need for adequate funding for those, as per recommendations 226(g) and 234. Instead, First Nations legal services are breaking under the demand they face, and some have had to shut down to cut their services due to underfunding. My question is: why aren't you funding Aboriginal legal services?