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Labor Senator Patrick Dodson has pressured government officials over the need to ensure plans to improve the reporting of Indigenous deaths in custody can deliver change.
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) this week revealed it would now report data on Indigenous deaths in custody every six months, following sustained criticism over a failure to provide this data previously.
The change will see the body work directly with the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) to more effectively report the information to help drive policy reform through the Closing the Gap agreement.
Senator Dodson questioned NIAA officials at a Senate estimates hearing on Friday over how they would ensure there is accountability around the use of the data.