Public Conversation: Indigenous Incarceration and Community Solutions

Indigenous Australians make up 27% of the national prison population – a statistic that has almost doubled from 14% at the time of the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. It is simply not possible to shy away from the truth of this matter: the facts indict us not only for accepting intolerable levels of incarceration, but for ignoring the advice and evidence as to how this situation might be addressed. Self-determination, properly understood, lies at the heart of the matter. Join the Hon Linda Burney, Shadow Minister for Human Services, and former NSW Attorney General and Federal Minister the Hon Bob Debus AM as we discuss the things which must be done.