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Australia must count people who pass away in state care in data on Indigenous deaths in custody, the former ACT Indigenous children commissioner has said.
Keeping younger children out of detention and improving community safety in Victoria requires evidence-based action rather than the "reactive" responses that have dominated the state's approach, Victo...
A statement supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) has been signed by ministers from every state and territory except Queensland and the Northern Terr...
Advocates for children across the country have called on the Northern Territory government to halt its proposed child protection reforms, warning the legislation could undermine the rights and wellbei...
On Wednesday, July 8, the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee will table its final report on the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 (NT...
It will soon be five years since 'life-changing' legislation allowed for legal recognition of culturally significant child rearing practice for Torres Strait Islander families.
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.
Children under the age of five will be removed from a state's residential care following a major inquiry's "shocking" findings. The Queensland government has revealed the significant policy change in...
Key points:- Ahead of National Sorry Day, AbSec has called for systemic changes to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families together- "We say sorry to the Stolen Generations.
Australia tells itself a comforting story about child protection. We tell ourselves children are only removed from their families when there is no other choice.
Every time an Aboriginal child dies, the response is the same. Not fund services. Not resource families. Demonise an entire culture. I cannot think of a single instance where a non-Indigenous child's...
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...
An Aboriginal child, moved 1,700 kilometres from his remote Northern Territory community, must be returned so he can experience culture, a family appeals court has ruled.