Indigenous justice advocate, Leanne Liddle, has been named the Northern Territory Australian of the year.
Liddle is responsible for powering a major agreement aiming to reduce indigenous incarceration rates and bettering justice outcomes in the Northern Territory.
She has now been named the 2022 Northern Territory Australian of the year.
She announced at the awards ceremony in Darwin, "I want people to know that we don't live in a fair and just system, where everything is equal."
Ms Liddle said she wanted to use the platform provided by the awards to bring greater attention to people suffering under the current system.