Coalition wants an inquiry into Indigenous incarceration rates

The Federal Government has announced an inquiry into the deepening over-representation of Indigenous Australians in the country's prison system.

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Attorney-General George Brandis has described Indigenous incarceration rates as a national tragedy.

The move follows calls for a royal commission into the Northern Territory juvenile-justice system.