aboriginal children

New court approach ‘significant step forward’ in Closing the Gap
A new court process in Dubbo will assist Aboriginal families in care proceedings and help close the gap, in what has...
19 September 2023
By Nathanielle
200,000 signatures to raise the age of criminal responsibility
On Thursday, 4 August, the Commonwealth government was given the #RaiseTheAge petition, for which over 200,000...
08 August 2022
By Jess Feyder
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Bill before lower house to improve how Indigenous children experience NSW child protection system
The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Family is Culture Review) Bill 2022 is due to go...
30 March 2022
By Shandel McAuliffe
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AFLS calls for dedicated commissioner for Aboriginal children
The community legal sector has called for a dedicated commissioner for Aboriginal children in Western Australia in a...
31 January 2022
By Lauren Croft
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NSW state care system ‘not good enough’
Legal bodies and services for Aboriginal children have criticised the NSW government for failing to work adequately...
10 November 2021
By Lauren Croft