Aboriginal groups push back against the royal commission, Brian Ross Martin

By Damien Murphy, Fergus Hunter
Updated July 30 2016 - 2:19am, first published July 29 2016 - 7:54pm
Brian Martin's previous links to the Northern Territory government have given rise to a perception of his lacking independence. Photo: Andrew Meares
Brian Martin's previous links to the Northern Territory government have given rise to a perception of his lacking independence. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ignored us over the NT royal commission, say Aboriginal groups. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ignored us over the NT royal commission, say Aboriginal groups. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Indigenous people make up 27 per cent of the prison population but only 4 per cent of the Australian population. <I>Illustration: Dionne Gain</i>
Indigenous people make up 27 per cent of the prison population but only 4 per cent of the Australian population. <I>Illustration: Dionne Gain</i>

Aboriginal groups in the Northern Territory are pushing back against the royal commission into youth detention, claiming Malcolm Turnbull ignored them.

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