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

Thank you, Senator Thorpe. I do believe I answered the substantial part of your question in your previous one. Yes, we are acting. In terms of the relationships through the Coalition of Peaks and through my work with Pat Turner as co-chair, we are trying to deal with the high rates of incarceration and the concerns we have around deaths in custody. The Prime Minister is supportive of this, my colleagues are supportive of this, and I am working, and continue to do so—as I do also with Senator Thorpe—to try and make a difference in terms of the justice issues in the states and territories.