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

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

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

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