Dillon said Aboriginal people would not have much faith in the royal commission process, given the recommendations of the last royal commission into deaths in custody were not fully implemented. Related: Northern Territory royal commission: Turnbull urges speed but Labor backs 'full' inquiry“The royal commission provides a timely opportunity to inquire into this practice which has gone on in this country for far too long,” he said. Humanitarian groups are calling on the Turnbull government to expand the terms of reference for the proposed royal commission into Northern Territory juvenile detention to include all children, including minors in immigration detention. The chief minister of the NT, Adam Giles, has said the royal commission must also examine the child protection system as well as the corrections system. Manne said children both in juvenile detention and in immigration detention had been subjected to harmful conditions and the government assumed responsibility for care for the child when they were detained.

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2016 20:15 UTC