The Attorney-General's Department, Legal Aid Commissions and Community Legal Centres have a role to play as well. Resources should always go to the areas of highest need. And on any analysis, you would find a high proportion of Indigenous Australians amongst the most needy. We hope to develop similar arrangements in other States and Territories. Recently, there have been a number of reports about domestic violence in Indigenous communities.
Violence results from a number of issues, including the lack of education and meaningful employment.
We have amended policy guidelines for legal services to ensure that women are better served. We are developing closer links between legal services and the women's community legal centres funded by the Attorney-General's Department. This gives Indigenous women access to more services and it overcomes any conflicts of interest. We have established a violence prevention unit in Kempsey in NSW to provide legal services, protection and support for victims and their children. We have established family violence advocacy services in Cape York and Kalgoorlie to develop best practice models that other areas can copy.