Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Questions without Notice

Justice Reinvestment

2:45 pm

Photo of Murray WattMurray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Thorpe. This government has made significant new investments when it comes to justice matters involving First Nations people. We've particularly made investments through our National Justice Reinvestment Program that are entirely designed to support the legal needs of First Nations people in a wide variety of communities right across the country. Many of the organisations are of course in remote communities, and they span a range of Indigenous corporations, leaders groups and legal services. As recently as September this year, Minister McCarthy and the Attorney-General jointly announced an additional six organisations selected to deliver justice reinvestment initiatives, everywhere from the—

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