Catherine Liddle
Governments across the country need to turn increased participation in First Nations early childhood education into better developmental outcomes, says the peak body for Indigenous children.
A Northern Territory parliamentary committee has recommended passing the controversial CLP government's proposed child protection legislation, outraging child safety experts and Labor, who say the gov...
The peak body for First Nations children and families has welcomed the federal government's decision to extend the Worker Retention Payment, describing the measure as a critical investment in the earl...
The peak advocate for Indigenous children has launched a sharp rebuke of a landmark Queensland child protection inquiry, arguing its finding that racism plays no role in the removal of First Nations c...
Advocates say recommendations from a landmark inquiry into Queensland's child protection system contradict much of the expert and lived-experience evidence presented during the review.
The overwhelming majority of submissions to a Northern Territory parliamentary inquiry into proposed child protection reforms have urged the government to reconsider changes critics say will "ultimate...
The Northern Territory government's inquiry into child safety will not allow for a proper examination of the system, Aboriginal leaders say, and has been implemented without Indigenous representation...
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.