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First Nations children’s peak body backs childcare workforce funding
The peak body for First Nations children and families has welcomed the federal g...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Jun 2026
Queensland child safety report sparks renewed debate over racism in child protection
The peak advocate for Indigenous children has launched a sharp rebuke of a landm...
Dechlan Brennan 9 Jun 2026
Advocates warn against adoption expansion in Queensland child protection reform
Advocates say recommendations from a landmark inquiry into Queensland's child pr...
Dechlan Brennan 6 Jun 2026
Inquiry submissions overwhelmingly oppose NT child protection reforms
The overwhelming majority of submissions to a Northern Territory parliamentary i...
Dechlan Brennan 5 Jun 2026
NT government accused of sidelining Aboriginal voices in child protection inquiry
The Northern Territory government's inquiry into child safety will not allow for...
Dechlan Brennan 18 May 2026
'Missed opportunities': Budget draws mixed response from advocates

Labor's latest budget has been labelled a missed opportunity by key Indigenous stakeholders, even as some key community-controlled investments have been welcomed.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 13, 2026
Implementation key to turning strategy into outcomes for protecting children and families

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 30, 2026
Social media ban could have greater impacts for Indigenous youth, but online safety remains key

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...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Apr 11, 2026
'Happened under your watch': Pressure mounts on PM to act on Indigenous youth incarceration crisis

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 8, 2026
'No longer any excuse': Mainstream providers urged to hand out-of-home care services to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 2, 2026
Advocates urge overhaul of South Australia’s 'broken' child protection system

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 27, 2026
Parliament votes to boost independence and powers of National Commissioner for Indigenous children and youth

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.

Closing the Gap data sparks calls for overhaul of ‘failing’ policies

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 19, 2026
Indigenous children locked up at 'distressingly high' rate in Tasmanian youth detention centre

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...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 17, 2026
Youth justice system in crisis as Senate inquiry hears calls for national reform

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 16, 2026
Peak bodies welcome Indigenous health and education boost as Opposition claims credit for successful programs

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 12, 2026
Community voices and services at heart of new national plan to protect Aboriginal women and children

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 10, 2026
Statutory powers and funding to be locked in for independent Indigenous children’s advocate

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...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 5, 2026
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