Child Protection
Report reveals increase in children receiving protection services
Data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed an increase in the number of children receiving......
Child protection workers on industrial action
This week, child protection workers in New South Wales started an industrial action at the State Parliament because they claim......
First Nations launched class actions against QLD government
First Nations parents and children have launched landmark class actions against the Queensland Government for alleged “systemic failure to reunite......
Lacking support for Indigenous children experiencing domestic and family violence
A new report from Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak reveals First Nations children experiencing domestic and......
National Sorry Day: Could History be Repeating Itself?
May 26 is National Sorry Day, marking a day of reflection on the tragedies suffered by the Stolen Generations. Archie......
Federal government to spend another $1.6b on increased cybersecurity initiatives
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton have announced another $1.6 billion dollar package to increase spending......
Aboriginal peak bodies want more from child protection reforms
Last week, the NSW government announced the creation of a ministerial advisory group and a Children’s Guardian role specifically focused......
Aboriginal voices needed in out of home care system
Last week, the NT Children’s Commissioner reported that over 16 years, two foster carers subjected 12 Aboriginal children in their......
Reactive Over Proactive: Aboriginal Child Protection Failure
The face of Australia’s Prime Minister has splashed the front covers of Northern Territory newspapers all week, in a unified......
South Australia to scrap confession protection
South Australia will become the first jurisdiction to abolish confessional exemption for priests not reporting sexual abuse. New laws to......