Malarndirri McCarthy (NT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Indigenous Australians) Share this | Hansard source

We don't want to see any death in custody or any Australian die in custody. You go into custody or into prison for a reason. Sometimes those reasons are fair, and sometimes they're unfair, but we certainly want to see people come back out if that is what they are in there to do. I think that's really important to point out.

In terms of what we're trying to do, I am working with the Attorney-General, who, I'm very pleased to see, is taking this on and has also met with you, Senator Thorpe, which is an important step in terms of trying to look at the issues around the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and its outstanding recommendations. We are taking your calls for oversight very seriously, and we will also be looking at this conversation more broadly with all of the attorneys-general from across the country at SCAG when they meet next month.