John Leha
Findings from a NSW Ombudsman report into Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) reveal serious and ongoing failures, underscoring the need for an independent Child Safety and Wellbeing Commission.
While community-controlled organisations are delivering solutions that help close the gap, experts argue governments are failing to follow through with the commitments and funding required to ensure t...
One of the Inner West's biggest and most beloved NAIDOC celebrations is back in 2025, marking 50 years of NAIDOC Week with a day of culture, community and fun.
The peak body for Aboriginal children, young people and families in New South Wales has launched a new initiative to help Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) prepare tenders for the...
The NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation, AbSec, has welcomed the state government's commitment to a $900 million five-year investment to better support vulnerable families, kee...
Aboriginal organisations across New South Wales are calling for the transfer of control of the child protection system in the state to Indigenous-led organisations.
The government philosophy behind the Stolen Generations continues to impact Aboriginal children across the country today, Yoorrook Justice Commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter says.
The decision by the New South Wales government to ban the use of Alternative Care Arrangements for vulnerable children has been welcomed by the peak organisations for Aboriginal children and families...
The New South Wales budget has delivered money for social housing for Aboriginal communities but has failed to invest heavily in keeping Aboriginal families together, according to the peak organisatio...
Criticism of child protective services in New South Wales in the wake of two scathing reports by the office of the auditor general has continued, with AbSec labelling the findings "alarming, but in no...
Last week saw the AbSec's Quarterly Sector Forum held over two days in Tamworth, with more than 160 delegates and stakeholders from across the Aboriginal child protection sector.
A damning report has laid bare the personal cost to children in New South Wales being kept in alternative care arrangements, with AbSec calling for an immediate end to the practice which often leaves...
The New South Wales government has announced the creation of a "restoration taskforce" to oversee efforts to see as many Indigenous children returned to their families from the child protection system...