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Systemic racism across Victoria's healthcare, child protection and policing systems is continuing to harm First Nations people, two leading Aboriginal organisations have warned.
Self-determined solutions to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous people in custody have been ignored in Victoria's budget, the state's Indigenous legal service says.
Australia's youth justice and child protection systems are in crisis, a Senate inquiry has been told, with witnesses warning that tough-on-crime policies are being driven by media narratives rather th...
VACCA - the Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency - has welcomed the passage of amendments to the Children, Youth and Families Act by the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Stability) B...
It's not quite six months since the two days which changed Damien Briggs' life. A small juncture within a lifetime, between receiving a name and later confirmation, separated by just a few weeks, ende...
Advocates and legal groups have welcomed a new national strategy to end violence against First Nations women and children, but say long-term funding is needed, as the Coalition raises concerns that ke...
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...
2024 NAIDOC person of the year Muriel Bamblett has added her voice to the growing opposition to Victorian government plans to introduce severe prison sentences for children as young as 14.
"I've always been someone who wanted to lead with heart," said Taylor Hampton, a proud Ngiyampaa/Wiradjuri man and one of the standout VET success stories being celebrated ahead of National Skills Wee...
Indigenous-led trial projects to help strengthen families, reduce family and domestic violence, and help keep kids out of out-of-home care will take place in Naarm, the federal government has announce...
Survivors, advocates and the broader community gathered in Naarm on Thursday commemorating a "momentous occasion" which "still affects us deeply" on the 17th anniversary of the National Apology to the...
One of the great injustices in the criminal justice system has been the failure of successive governments to implement reforms called for by Aboriginal communities, a leading Indigenous child care org...
The Victorian government has announced a redress scheme for those who suffered abuse and neglect as children in institutional care. Developed in consultation with abuse survivors and their support age...