The Northern Territory government has launched a new agreement with first nations Australians aiming to reduce high Indigenous incarceration rates in the region.
Titled the ‘Aboriginal Justice Agreement’, community elders and legislators hope that the agreement will implement actions and establish new local laws that will reintroduce community courts as well as expand on programs aimed at reducing recidivism.
The agreement is set to be launched in Alice Springs and Kalkarindji later this month.