Sentences with phrase «non-indigenous incarceration rates»

The gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous incarceration rates has widened over the past decade, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rates increasing 41 percent between 2006 and 2016, although the report notes considerable variation between jurisdictions.

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has vowed to act to close the huge gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous incarceration rates, saying the issue will be pursued at the first meeting of federal and state leaders under a Shorten government, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Not exact matches

For example, life expectancy has begun to decline for Indigenous people in Australia and still exists at levels comparable to the rate for non-Indigenous Australians in the year 1900; incarceration rates and rates of over-representation in custody have increased since the Royal Commission over ten years ago - for example, Indigenous juveniles comprise 42 % of all juveniles in custody at any one time, despite being 2 % of the general population; and there has been limited improvement in health statistics in the past decade.

Major drivers to out - of - home care or poorer outcomes subsequent to care include lack of role models, increased rates of autism amongst children, inter-generational trauma, placement in non-indigenous contexts and lack of understanding of cultural connections and community input, the influence of substance abuse and incarceration, and, critically, male domestic violence.

While Indigenous men face unacceptably high rates of incarceration, the rate for Indigenous women (compared to non-Indigenous women) is significantly higher and is rising at a faster rate.