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Advocates welcome move to decriminalise begging in Victoria
The decriminalisation of begging in Victoria is "long awaited and much needed",...
Dechlan Brennan 11 Sep 2026
Directions hearing held into 'much loved' Aboriginal man’s death in police custody
Warning: This report contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has...
Dechlan Brennan 10 Sep 2026
IBAC charges two Victorian police officers over alleged assault of Aboriginal man
Two Victorian police officers have been charged with assault after allegedly usi...
Dechlan Brennan 14 Aug 2026
Systemic racism fuelling child removals, Senate inquiry told
The story of racism is one of hate and unfathomable damage, but it is one that c...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Aug 2026
'Racist' child protection system, online abuse in focus at senate inquiry
Racism is a threat to the safety of First Nations people, a parliamentary hearin...
Dechlan Brennan 7 Aug 2026
'Unconscionable': Prisoners denied guaranteed daily access to fresh air under new Victorian laws

Prisoners in Victoria will no longer be guaranteed daily access to fresh air after legislation allowing prisons to deny outdoor access due to "operational considerations" passed the state's lower hous...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 31, 2026
Children who die in state care must be included Indigenous deaths in custody reporting

Australia must count people who pass away in state care in data on Indigenous deaths in custody, the former ACT Indigenous children commissioner has said.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 30, 2026
Exclusive: NT, Queensland refuse to back Aboriginal child placement principle

A statement supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) has been signed by ministers from every state and territory except Queensland and the Northern Terr...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 20, 2026
A masterclass in legislative abuse: Testing the NT’s Every Child Matters Bill against international human rights law criteria for Weaponised Legislation

On Wednesday, July 8, the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee will table its final report on the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 (NT...

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Maithili Mishra Jul 6, 2026
Exclusive: Victorian bail reforms blamed for rise in Indigenous incarceration

A series of high-profile and "punitive" law changes have directly fuelled a sharp rise in Indigenous incarceration in Victoria, with corrections data showing Aboriginal imprisonment has increased by a...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 29, 2026
Advocacy groups warn of 'imminent' death in custody risk over police cell loophole

A coalition of Aboriginal and legal advocacy organisations has warned that a death in police custody is "imminent" unless the Victorian Government closes a loophole they say allows detainees to be hel...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 17, 2026
Advocates warn against adoption expansion in Queensland child protection reform

Advocates say recommendations from a landmark inquiry into Queensland's child protection system contradict much of the expert and lived-experience evidence presented during the review.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 6, 2026
Grants support First Nations participation in Victorian sports carnivals and pathway programs

The latest round of grants to support First Nations athletes and sides to compete in carnivals and tournaments has been launched in Victoria.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 2, 2026
AbSec calls for action ahead of National Sorry Day, Reconciliation Week: 'Sorry means nothing without systemic change'

Key points:- Ahead of National Sorry Day, AbSec has called for systemic changes to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families together- "We say sorry to the Stolen Generations.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 25, 2026
Investing in families, not removing their children, is the answer

Australia tells itself a comforting story about child protection. We tell ourselves children are only removed from their families when there is no other choice.

'We are repeating history' - why the Child Placement Principle must remain

Every time an Aboriginal child dies, the response is the same. Not fund services. Not resource families. Demonise an entire culture. I cannot think of a single instance where a non-Indigenous child's...

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Dr Tracy Westerman May 14, 2026
Victorian government accused of ignoring self-determined solutions in budget

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.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 7, 2026
‘Ongoing massacre’: Accountability and action demanded 35 years after deaths in custody royal commission

Warning: This article contains the names of Indigenous people who have diedWith at least 630 Indigenous people having died in custody since the landmark Royal Commission 35 years ago, experts and advo...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Apr 15, 2026
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