Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss is in the Northern Territory this week meeting with local Indigenous people across the Territory to discuss the social justice issues that are important to them.
Commissioner Kiss, who began the series of public meetings on Monday, will meet directly with communities.
The consultation will form the basis of a discussion paper, contributing to the Social Justice Report in 2025, and will shape the next steps in the collective efforts toward reconciliation and equality.
On Monday the Commissioner held a three-hour meeting at Venue Civic Hall in Tenant Creek.
On Tuesday, April 8, from 9.30am to 12.30pm local time, the Commissioner will meet with people at the Business & Innovation Centre on Stuart Hwy, Kilgariff, in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. Details are online.
On Thursday, April 10, the Commissioner will hold a meeting from 10am to 1pm at 138 Tuffin Road, Yirrkala, in Nhulunbuy.
And on Friday, April 11, at the Darwin Innovation Hub - Level 1/48-50 Smith Street, Commissioner Kiss will be speaking with members of the community.
The Commissioner's office noted in a statement on Monday that First Nations communities "have the answers about what is needed to create a better future where their voices are heard and their rights are respected".
Commissioner Kiss' landmark listening tour will inform her agenda for her five-year term.
The initiative is part of "the ongoing commitment to ensuring that First Nations voices guide the journey forward, following the outcome of the 2023 Voice Referendum", the Human Rights Commission said.
More information is available online.