Child Protection
With the child protection "crisis" facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children occurring nationwide, leading First Nations organisations and advocates say it is more important than ever that...
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.
A shocking image showing a 16-year-old Noongar mother shackled to a hospital bed has prompted condemnation from her family and a national advocacy group, with WA Police maintaining officers acted with...
A landmark class action against the Queensland government over claims it failed to reunite First Nations families has fallen over. The Federal Court case on behalf of hundreds of families was launched...
"Punitive shifts" in Victoria's youth justice system have led to worsening outcomes for Aboriginal children, who remain over-represented in the system, the state's First Nations Children's Commissione...
This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. After a long campaign by Yamatji-Wajarri woman Dorothy Papertalk, Western Australia's Attorney General has called for an inquest into...
This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. Two prominent Western Australian legal figures have continued to push the state government to hold an inquest into the murder of thre...
Note: this report contains the names of people who have died. The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, released the Terms of Refe...
First Nations children face "a cliff edge" after they transition out of care when they turn 18, according to a report from the South Australian Guardian for Children and Young People.
WA Premier Roger Cook will not commit to going to Port Hedland himself to take charge of a child protection crisis and see the conditions that have been described as a "national shame", The West Austr...
Note: This article includes the names of people who have died. Western Australia's Commissioner for Children and Young People will release a report on the state's child protection system before the en...
There must be an examination into what the Commonwealth is doing around First Nations child removals, Senator Lidia Thorpe says, as she calls for a parliamentary inquiry.
This story contains details some readers may find disturbing, and includes the names of people who have died. A former WA Governor and former WA Children's Court president have joined federal Minister...