A government delegation will head to the Queensland community of Aurukun in a bid to prevent further outbreaks of social unrest.
Extra police have been flown into Aurukun on western Cape York on several occasions over the past year after riots broke out, and some teachers left in November after a weekend of violence that saw a man killed and a police car shot at.
Treasurer Curtis Pitt, Police Minister Bill Byrne and Housing Minister Mick de Brenni will visit the community on Thursday, hoping to find solutions to head off further outbreaks of violence.
Mr Pitt said the community faced many complex and pervasive challenges.
"But as a government we want to tackle this head on, certainly I know the community is keen to work with us on creating a brighter future for locals," he said in a statement on Wednesday.
He said the delegation would listen to ideas from community leaders about how to resolve the problems plaguing the community.
Mr de Brenni said he wanted to improve the housing situation in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
The delegation will visit Thursday Island on Wednesday, before heading to Aurukun on Thursday.
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