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Grant for Koya Aboriginal Corporation to 'strengthen outcomes for children, young people and families' in WA
The Western Australian government has announced a half-million dollar investment...
Giovanni Torre 22 Oct 2026
Inquest to be held into murder of Hawke children after grandmother's long campaign for truth
This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. After a long...
Giovanni Torre 15 Oct 2026
Children leaving care in South Australia face a 'cliff edge', inquiry finds
First Nations children face "a cliff edge" after they transition out of care whe...
Dechlan Brennan 8 Oct 2026
Community rocked by deaths of two Aboriginal children
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 6 Oct 2026
Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children visits Pilbara ahead of urgent child protection roundtable

The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, is in WA's Pilbara region this week in the wake of reports of children being neglected i...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 23, 2026
Opinion: Our Aboriginal children are being failed by a system meant to protect them

Every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child deserves the chance to grow up healthy, strong in identity and Culture, connected to family, Community and Country and surrounded by the people who kn...

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Sheree Lowe Sep 17, 2026
The funding problem threatening a First Nations-led approach to Closing the Gap in the NT

A First Nations organisation has called on the federal government to implement the findings of an independent evaluation of an integrated, place-based system of services targeting whole-of-community c...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 8, 2026
Former Aboriginal children’s commissioner takes expertise to Monash

Victoria's former Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People will commence work as a Professor of Practice in Monash University's Law Faculty.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Sep 7, 2026
Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara leader Esmai Manahan recognised for transformative work with children

Aunty Esmai Manahan was one of two MacKillop Family Services team members celebrated as award winners at the Victorian Protecting Children Awards, announced Thursday night.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 4, 2026
Aboriginal-led solutions needed to stop 'another Stolen Generation', leaders warn at AbSec conference

Aboriginal-led solutions, decision-making and reform are critically needed as "another Stolen Generation" is "unfolding in real time, in front of our eyes", child protection sector leaders warn.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 1, 2026
'Child Protection Week should prompt us to ask a difficult question: What happens if we fail to follow through?'

This year's Child Protection Week (September 6-12) theme, Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation to Action, is an important one. Because when it comes to Aboriginal* children and families...

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Jason Kanoa Sep 1, 2026
First Nations dance, music and culture take centre stage at Apmerenge-ntyele Festival in Mparntwe

First Nations dancers and musical performers from across the continent - and the Torres Strait - will gather in Mparntwe / Alice Springs this weekend for a free, family-friendly celebration of First N...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 26, 2026
UQ research highlights alternatives to child incarceration

Manandanji woman Dr Lorelle Holland says prioritising prevention over punishment could reduce child incarceration and avoid youth detention costs of up to $3,000 a day per child.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 7, 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, but around 14 per cent of those accessing specialist homelessness services.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 4, 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 across the country, First Nations communities will mark National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day on Tue...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 4, 2026
Indigenous children spending months in detention without sentence, new data shows

The overwhelming majority of Indigenous children held in custody are unsentenced, new data shows, with First Nations young people continuing to be incarcerated at disproportionate rates.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 30, 2026
Long-term community-controlled funding key to Closing the Gap, report finds

Governments "fundamentally changing the way" they fund Aboriginal community-controlled organisations (ACCOs) could transform the lives of First Nations children and families.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 28, 2026
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