Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

• Terms of reference
• Inquiry process
• Committee membership
• Submissions received
• Public hearings and transcripts
• Answers to Questions on Notice
• Media releases
• Tabled reports
• Getting involved in Senate committee inquiries
• Government Response for second report
• Government Response for third report
• Government Response for fourth report

Community visits and tabled reports

The committee has concluded reporting under its terms of reference in the 42nd Parliament. The committee conducted site visits or public hearings in communities in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, and Queensland. The committee's final report for the 42nd Parliament was tabled out of session on Friday, 24 September 2010. It is available, together with four previous reports, from the tabled reports section of this website.

The committee held a total of 17 public hearings. Of these, eight were conducted in regional and remote Indigenous communities. Additionally, the committee visited a further 13 communities and met with local organisations and individuals. Evidence provided to the committee is available via the links above, including submissions received and transcripts of public hearings.

Public Hearings

• Canberra, ACT (13–14 November 2008)
• Adelaide, SA (4 March 2009)
• Alice Springs, NT (1 May 2009)
• Katherine, NT (20 May 2009)
• Darwin, NT (21–22 May 2009)
• Canberra, ACT (9 June 2009)
• Fitzroy Crossing, WA (24 August 2009)
• Halls Creek, WA (25 August 2009)
• Broome, WA (26 August 2009)
• Narrogin, WA (8 October 2009)
• Perth, WA (9 October 2009)
• Sydney, NSW (15 October 2009)
• Cairns, QLD (14 April 2010)
• Brisbane, QLD (15 April 2010)
• Cherbourg, QLD (16 April 2010)

Site visits

• Fitzroy Crossing, WA (19–20 August 2008)
• Balgo, WA (21 August 2008)
• Derby, WA (22 August 2008)
• Broken Hill, NSW (17 November 2008)
• Cobar, NSW (17 November 2008)
• Dubbo, NSW (18 November 2008)
• Mutitjulu and Yulara, NT (1 March 2009)
• Amata, SA (2 March 2009)
• Alice Springs, NT (29 April 2009)
• Ntaria (Hermannsburg), NT (30 April 2009)
• Milingimbi, NT (19 May 2009)
• Weipa, QLD (12 April 2010)
• Napranum, QLD (12 April 2010)
• Bamaga, QLD (13 April 2010)

Committee discussion paper

The committee agreed to make public a discussion paper prepared by the committee secretariat entitled 'Indigenous Australians, Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System' (PDF 475KB)

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