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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
Closing the Gap data paints 'sombre picture' despite preschool milestone
The latest Closing the Gap data contains some significant gains, but advocates s...
Dechlan Brennan 30 Jul 2026
Analysis: When every expert is ignored, who is left to speak for children?
If the Northern Territory Government really cares about children, it has an inte...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jul 2026
Children's Commissioner's resignation lays bare NT government's 'lack of care and accountability'
The resignation of the Northern Territory's Children's Commissioner is evidence...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Jul 2026
NT government accused of sidelining Aboriginal voices in child protection inquiry
The Northern Territory government's inquiry into child safety will not allow for...
Dechlan Brennan 18 May 2026
Community urged to respect sorry business, stay calm following Kumanjayi Little Baby's death

Community leaders and politicians have called for calm after violent scenes on the streets of Mparntwe/Alice Springs following the arrest of a man over the killing of a five-year-old girl.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 1, 2026
Koorie Youth Summit returns to Boonwurrung Bunurong Country

The 2026 Koorie Youth Summit is set to return to Boonwurrung Bunurong Country this year, with newly legislated National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 13, 2026
Legislation to establish Indigenous children’s commissioner highlights political divide

Legislation to formally establish a national advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people is expected to pass the Senate this week, though debate over the role has once...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 24, 2026
New laws to cement independent Commissioner for Indigenous children

The federal government will move to entrench an independent national advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in law, alongside new funding, as worsening outcomes a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Feb 4, 2026
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