The chair opens the hearing and Luritja/Lhere Artepe witnesses set out how racism is embedded in alcohol policy, housing, media, justice settings and NT laws, calling for stronger regulation of liquor licensing, investment in bush communities, protection of sacred sites and scrutiny of punitive interventions. Senators and committee members probe government absence, self‑determination, online racism and program funding, including detailed exchanges on consultation failures, Indigenous media defunding, remote service collapse, social media regulation and the ‘Mwerreke Tweye’ community safety patrol and its NIAA funding dispute.