NSW Indigenous children more likely to end up in state care
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The Department of Community Services (DOCs) in NSW is removing Indigenous children from families at a higher rate than those taken during the Stolen Generations. That’s the sensational claim, based on DOCs statistics, made in the Australian paper today. The story was published just before the release of the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in NSW, a report that outlines a myriad of problems at the beleaguered agency. But why are Indigenous children over represented in DOCs statistics?
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