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UQ research highlights alternatives to child incarceration
Manandanji woman Dr Lorelle Holland says prioritising prevention over punishment...
Joseph Guenzler 7 Aug 2026
Accessing housing 'the exception' at present: VACCA warns of disproportionate barriers for kids leaving care
First Nations Victorians represent around one per cent of the state's population...
Jarred Cross 4 Aug 2026
Children's Day highlights strength of First Nations youth as leaders warn of harmful policies
Amid criticism and warnings from experts about attacks on children's rights acro...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Aug 2026
Indigenous children spending months in detention without sentence, new data shows
The overwhelming majority of Indigenous children held in custody are unsentenced...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Jul 2026
Long-term community-controlled funding key to Closing the Gap, report finds
Governments "fundamentally changing the way" they fund Aboriginal community-cont...
Dechlan Brennan 28 Jul 2026
National Roundtable renews call for urgent action on murdered and disappeared Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children

A national roundtable of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women leaders, people with lived experience, government representatives, Aboriginal community-controlled organisations, advocates and pra...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 27, 2026
New method supports teaching of Aboriginal languages

Research from Western Australia's Curtin University has unveiled a new teaching approach which could help incorporate Aboriginal languages into Australian classrooms.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Jul 27, 2026
Peak body says early learning gains not translating into better outcomes for Indigenous children

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 14, 2026
New national advocate for First Nations children takes effect

First Nations children across the country officially have a national advocate from Wednesday, with legislation establishing the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 1, 2026
After nearly four years in the role, SA's peak advocate for children is stepping down

South Australia's independent advocate for children and young people will step down after almost four years in the role, having been an outspoken defender of some of the state's most vulnerable childr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 29, 2026
Mitch Tambo celebrates language and identity on 'I Am Me'

Indigenous World Music star Mitch Tambo has released a children's album built around culture, confidence and language. I Am Me is a high-energy collection of songs made for young listeners and familie...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jun 26, 2026
National forum to push First Nations-led education reform

More than 120 First Nations educators, Elders, academics, community leaders and young people from across Australia will gather on Eastern Arrernte Country next week to advance plans for a nationally r...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 26, 2026
Fijian Government and Salvation Army partner to support vulnerable boys

Fiji's Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection has signed an agreement with the Salvation Army Fiji Division to strengthen support for vulnerable adolescent boys who have been removed from t...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 25, 2026
Youths reach breaking point before seeking counselling

Growing numbers of young people are reaching breaking point before seeking counselling, often due to the perceived stigma around asking for help.

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Lloyd Jones (AAP) Jun 23, 2026
State peak urges Aboriginal kids' wellbeing must be priority as ACCO foster carer has accreditation stripped

The wellbeing of 103 Indigenous children and young people is being urged as the top priority after a NSW Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation and foster care provider's out-of-home care accred...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 8, 2026
Kids 'living in abject poverty' amid NT housing crisis

Children are living in abject poverty amid an Aboriginal housing crisis following years of neglect, a conference has been told. The crisis in the Northern Territory was largely centred on remote commu...

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Lloyd Jones May 20, 2026
42 per cent of Indigenous survivors of domestic and family violence unable to access emergency accommodation

National data has exposed deep inequities in access to support for victim-survivors of family and domestic violence, highlighting the disproportionate impact on First Nations communities, and how many...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2026
Price plea to end 'racism of low expectations'

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says Australia can no longer "hide behind race" as she issued an emotional plea for change after the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby.

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