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Federal police warns of youth radicalisation 'tsunami' as advocates reject punitive responses
The Australian Federal Police's (AFP) warning of radicalisation among children h...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Oct 2026
Child protection 'crisis': Governments must back Aboriginal-led solutions
With the child protection "crisis" facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
Child protection report’s treatment of Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother criticised
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 22 Oct 2026
Indigenous teenage girl allegedly dragged from home by cops, chained to hospital bed
A shocking image showing a 16-year-old Noongar mother shackled to a hospital bed...
Phoebe Solon 21 Oct 2026
Queensland First Nations child removals class action discontinued due to loss of funding
A landmark class action against the Queensland government over claims it failed...
Tara Cosoleto (AAP) 16 Oct 2026
‘Punitive shifts’ in Victoria’s youth justice system worsening outcomes for Aboriginal children

"Punitive shifts" in Victoria's youth justice system have led to worsening outcomes for Aboriginal children, who remain over-represented in the system, the state's First Nations Children's Commissione...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 16, 2026
Inquest to be held into murder of Hawke children after grandmother's long campaign for truth

This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. After a long campaign by Yamatji-Wajarri woman Dorothy Papertalk, Western Australia's Attorney General has called for an inquest into...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2026
Leading legal figures continue push for inquest into murder of Pilbara children

This report includes the names of Indigenous people who have died. Two prominent Western Australian legal figures have continued to push the state government to hold an inquest into the murder of thre...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 15, 2026
Commissioner releases details of probe into child protection crisis in the Pilbara

Note: this report contains the names of people who have died. The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter, released the Terms of Refe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 9, 2026
Children leaving care in South Australia face a 'cliff edge', inquiry finds

First Nations children face "a cliff edge" after they transition out of care when they turn 18, according to a report from the South Australian Guardian for Children and Young People.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 8, 2026
WA Premier won't commit to visiting town at the heart of child protection crisis

WA Premier Roger Cook will not commit to going to Port Hedland himself to take charge of a child protection crisis and see the conditions that have been described as a "national shame", The West Austr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 8, 2026
WA Children's Commissioner set to release report on child protection system, rules out inquiry into murder of three young children in Port Hedland

Note: This article includes the names of people who have died. Western Australia's Commissioner for Children and Young People will release a report on the state's child protection system before the en...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 7, 2026
Inquiry urged into Commonwealth role in child removals

There must be an examination into what the Commonwealth is doing around First Nations child removals, Senator Lidia Thorpe says, as she calls for a parliamentary inquiry.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 7, 2026
Former WA Governor joins Malarndirri McCarthy in call for inquest into murder of three Aboriginal children

This story contains details some readers may find disturbing, and includes the names of people who have died. A former WA Governor and former WA Children's Court president have joined federal Minister...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 5, 2026
Too quick to remove, too slow to protect: What South Hedland tells us about WA child protection

I was born and raised in the Pilbara. Before becoming a psychologist, I spent close to a decade as a child protection worker in some of our highest-risk remote Indigenous communities.

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Dr Tracy Westerman Sep 30, 2026
Aboriginal leaders urge child protection reform, creation of dedicated commissioner and families peak body for WA

Aboriginal leaders from across Western Australia have joined with National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Sue-Anne Hunter in calling for sweeping refo...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 25, 2026
Aboriginal community group welcomes WA Government's initial response to Port Hedland child safety concerns

Community group Hedland Aboriginal Strong Leaders have welcomed the Western Australian Government's support to expand the operation of Headland House safe space to seven nights a week.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 24, 2026
WA Government vows multi-agency response to Port Hedland child safety concerns

A raft of measures have been announced to support Western Australia's Port Hedland community after child protection concerns were raised last week.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 23, 2026
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