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‘Advice is ignored’: Justice experts, Aboriginal organisations suspend partnership with NT Gov
The relationship between the Northern Territory Government and Aboriginal organi...
Dechlan Brennan 4 Sep 2026
Aboriginal-led solutions needed to stop 'another Stolen Generation', leaders warn at AbSec conference
Aboriginal-led solutions, decision-making and reform are critically needed as "a...
Jarred Cross 1 Sep 2026
'Child Protection Week should prompt us to ask a difficult question: What happens if we fail to follow through?'
This year's Child Protection Week (September 6-12) theme, Every Conversation Mat...
Jason Kanoa 1 Sep 2026
'Meth is killing our people, even little children' - horrific case drives call for change
Note: This piece contains references to domestic and family violence and the abu...
Dr Hannah McGlade 26 Aug 2026
Exclusive: First Nations couple feared their baby would be taken after questioning in Perth hospital
Corey Winmar, a Noongar man, says his grandmother warned him to stay alert when...
Natasha Clark 11 Aug 2026
Systemic racism fuelling child removals, Senate inquiry told

The story of racism is one of hate and unfathomable damage, but it is one that can be changed, the chief executive of the peak First Nations children and family body has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
'Racist' child protection system, online abuse in focus at senate inquiry

Racism is a threat to the safety of First Nations people, a parliamentary hearing has heard, with witnesses saying people are "sick" of hearings and inquiries that fail to deliver tangible change.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 7, 2026
Cape York Institute calls for earlier action to keep children safe

Cape York Institute has urged the Queensland Government to put parental responsibility and community-led prevention at the centre of its response to the state's child safety crisis.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 5, 2026
Children who die in state care must be included Indigenous deaths in custody reporting

Australia must count people who pass away in state care in data on Indigenous deaths in custody, the former ACT Indigenous children commissioner has said.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 30, 2026
Evidence, not 'reactive' policies, needed to reduce youth offending and improve community safety

Keeping younger children out of detention and improving community safety in Victoria requires evidence-based action rather than the "reactive" responses that have dominated the state's approach, Victo...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 30, 2026
Plibersek: NT alone on child placement principle stance

Controversial child protection legislation passed by the Northern Territory Government flies in the face of decades of evidence, Labor's Social Services Minister says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 29, 2026
National watchdogs join criticism of NT child protection changes

The fallout from the Northern Territory Government's controversial child protection laws has continued, with the national First Nations social justice and children's commissioners the latest to critic...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 24, 2026
Bishop allegedly told Aboriginal teen: 'No one is going to know'

Warning: this report includes references to abuse. A senior Catholic cleric gave a young Aboriginal man alcohol before coercing him to have sex, a court has been told.

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Aaron Bunch (AAP) Jul 23, 2026
Exclusive: Aboriginal Tripartite Forum chair resigns, citing collapse of partnership under NT Government

The fallout from the Northern Territory Government's controversial child protection reforms continues to grow, with the independent Aboriginal chair of the NT's Children and Families Tripartite Forum...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 23, 2026
CLP says the Aboriginal child placement principle is strengthened under their new laws: So why won't the Child Protection Minister back it?

The Northern Territory's Child Protection Minister has repeatedly failed to confirm whether she believes the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) supports the safe...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 22, 2026
'This is neglect': Controversial NT child protection laws passes despite overwhelming opposition

Controversial changes to child protection laws have passed the Northern Territory Parliament, sparking warnings the impacts will be carried by First Nations families for generations.

Aboriginal child and family state peak prepares for major sector gathering

The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, research and ACCO representatives and others leaders will direct discussion at the NSW Aboriginal Child &...

'Only intensifies distrust': McCarthy criticises NT child protection laws

Controversial child protection laws in the Northern Territory have been criticised by the federal minister responsible for Indigenous Australians, who argues they will only increase distrust between F...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 22, 2026
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