Daily news digest July 17

Major Indigenous news across Australia includes a national inquiry addressing racial discrimination, alarming incarceration rates, and critical search efforts for a missing Aboriginal woman in Western Australia.

Key updates include:

Racism and Hate Inquiry:
The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs is holding public hearings in Alice Springs to investigate everyday hostilities, racism, and violence faced by First Nations people.

Search Underway in WA:
Police and emergency services are appealing to the public for help finding 22-year-old Marika Shirley Parker, who was last seen walking along the Great Northern Highway in South Hedland.

Incarceration Rates:
Advocates and legal experts are highlighting alarming statistics showing that Indigenous people continue to be incarcerated at world-leading rates.

Custody Death:
A 21-year-old Aboriginal man has died at the privately run Clarence Correctional Centre in New South Wales, prompting investigations.