Catherine Liddle
Labor's latest budget has been labelled a missed opportunity by key Indigenous stakeholders, even as some key community-controlled investments have been welcomed.
The launch of the National Child and Family Investment Strategy has been welcomed by the peak body for Indigenous children and families, which says it can shift the focus from crisis response to preve...
It's been five months since measures were implemented to ban under 16s from accessing social media. For some young people —especially those outside of metro areas — the ban has made it mor...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is facing renewed calls to convene an urgent national youth justice summit, as states and territories continue rolling out policies critics say are harming Indigenous c...
Mainstream providers of out-of-home care services are being urged to "boldly commit to return children to culture, community and kin", as the peak body for Indigenous children and families warns the o...
Labor's landslide victory in last weekend's South Australian election means the government must now "prioritise fixing the broken out-of-home (OOHC) system" in the state.
Federal legislation has passed through Parliament increasing the independence and powers of the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People.
Governments are being urged to abandon fear narratives and return to evidence-based approaches, with advocacy bodies warning the latest Closing the Gap data reflects the "daily reality" for many Abori...
New Department of Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) data indicates Indigenous children and young people continue to be disproportionately represented in northern Tasmania's Ashley Youth Det...
Australia's youth justice and child protection systems are in crisis, a Senate inquiry has been told, with witnesses warning that tough-on-crime policies are being driven by media narratives rather th...
Peak bodies have welcomed the government's latest investment in Indigenous-led health and early childhood education announced on Thursday, while the Opposition argues many of the funded initiatives we...
A new, "historic" national strategy to end violence against First Nations women and children will place community-controlled solutions and family strengthening at the centre of safety and wellbeing.
The decision to legislate the role of the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People marks a significant step toward strengthening protections for the rights, safety...