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Justice project lawyer tells inquest state could have taken better care of Indigenous teen

A smoke ceremony was held outside Batemans Bay Local Court on Friday. (Supplied: National Justice Project)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of people who have died.

The mother of a boy who died while in state care in 2018 has told a coronial inquest into his death that she wants the Department of Community and Justice held accountable for any failures in her son's care.

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