Young People
The ACT's first Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People has alleged she left the "dream role" after being assaulted by a public servant.
An alliance for Aboriginal young people and families' community-controlled organisations is encouraging people to pursue careers in their workforce, not just as jobs but as a chance to make a real dif...
I write this piece to Aboriginal children and young people. It has been an honor to be the Commissioner for Aboriginal children and young people in Victoria for over three years, your Commissioner.
Revelations security staff at a Tasmanian youth detention centre used a young person's t-shirt to create an improvised spit hood have sparked an outcry from Aboriginal legal and advocacy groups.
Australia's first National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, has condemned the passage of new Victorian legislation which will allow ch...
Victoria's Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, Meena Singh, has announced her resignation after nearly four years in the role.
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.
A University of Queensland (UQ) study has examined factors supporting or hindering young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from accessing primary healthcare services.
The Law Society of South Australia has warned that new proposed laws in the state could drive up the number of children going to prison. The Law Society recently entered its submission to the SA gover...
SNAICC – National Voice for our Children has welcomed the announcement of Adjunct Professor Sue-Anne Hunter as Australia's first National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander c...
Overrepresented in the out-of-home care and justice systems, Indigenous children will for the first time have a commissioner to represent their rights.
The federal government has appointed Australia's first permanent National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People.
Tasmania's troubled Ashley Youth Detention Centre will remain in operation until at least early 2028 after the state government pushed back its closure date for the third time.