An Indigenous adult is 15 times more likely to be imprisoned than a non-Indigenous adult and an Indigenous child is 24 times more likely to be in detention. And an Indigenous woman is 34 time more likely to be hospitalised as a result of family violence than other women. This is unacceptable. Labor will apply leadership and innovation to address the justice gap – though community-driven and national strategies that empower communities to address the complex causes of incarceration and crime.
for decentralisation or federalism