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Rachael Ward

Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms

Senior advocate Katie Kiss says Indigenous kids are being subjected to "egregious" rights breaches. (Queensland Human Rights Commission/AAP PHOTOS)

The rights of Indigenous Australians are under attack and children have been subjected to "egregious breaches" of human rights, a leading advocate says.

Katie Kiss, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, made the remarks in delivering the Mabo Oration in Cairns on Friday.

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