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Minister attacks critics as NT pushes through controversial child protection laws
Northern Territory Child Protection Minister Robyn Cahill says the Territory is...
Dechlan Brennan 21 Jul 2026
Review calls for overhaul of NT child protection following Kumanjayi Little Baby's death
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following...
Dechlan Brennan 21 Jul 2026
Parliament protests as NT child protection changes face strong opposition from Aboriginal leaders
Prominent Aboriginal leaders will rally outside Northern Territory Parliament on...
Dechlan Brennan 21 Jul 2026
Exclusive: NT, Queensland refuse to back Aboriginal child placement principle
A statement supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement...
Dechlan Brennan 20 Jul 2026
Children's watchdogs urge NT to halt child protection reforms
Advocates for children across the country have called on the Northern Territory...
Dechlan Brennan 15 Jul 2026
Analysis: When every expert is ignored, who is left to speak for children?

If the Northern Territory Government really cares about children, it has an interesting way of showing it. This week, the Country Liberal Party (CLP)-led parliamentary committee ignored evidence and e...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
Children's Commissioner's resignation lays bare NT government's 'lack of care and accountability'

The resignation of the Northern Territory's Children's Commissioner is evidence that the NT Government shows a "lack of care and accountability" towards First Peoples, the peak advocate for Indigenous...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 10, 2026
NT Children's Commissioner walks away, citing erosion of transparency and child safeguards

The Northern Territory's Children's Commissioner has resigned in a bombshell announcement, citing concerns about the Territory Government's approach to governance, transparency and child protection re...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 9, 2026
'Politics over evidence': Fury as NT committee endorses child protection bill

A Northern Territory parliamentary committee has recommended passing the controversial CLP government's proposed child protection legislation, outraging child safety experts and Labor, who say the gov...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 9, 2026
A masterclass in legislative abuse: Testing the NT’s Every Child Matters Bill against international human rights law criteria for Weaponised Legislation

On Wednesday, July 8, the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee will table its final report on the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 (NT...

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Maithili Mishra Jul 6, 2026
Fiji launches free parenting app to support families

Families across Fiji can now access a free parenting app offering practical support from pregnancy through to a child's first six years. The Bebbo Pacific Parenting App was launched by the Ministry of...

Fijian Government and Salvation Army partner to support vulnerable boys

Fiji's Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection has signed an agreement with the Salvation Army Fiji Division to strengthen support for vulnerable adolescent boys who have been removed from t...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 25, 2026
Queensland child safety report sparks renewed debate over racism in child protection

The peak advocate for Indigenous children has launched a sharp rebuke of a landmark Queensland child protection inquiry, arguing its finding that racism plays no role in the removal of First Nations c...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 9, 2026
Advocates warn against adoption expansion in Queensland child protection reform

Advocates say recommendations from a landmark inquiry into Queensland's child protection system contradict much of the expert and lived-experience evidence presented during the review.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 6, 2026
Inquiry submissions overwhelmingly oppose NT child protection reforms

The overwhelming majority of submissions to a Northern Territory parliamentary inquiry into proposed child protection reforms have urged the government to reconsider changes critics say will "ultimate...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 5, 2026
New report shows NT's most vulnerable children left unsafe in state care

The Northern Territory's child protection system is failing to keep many children safe after they are removed from their families, a new report says, with high rates of harm, repeated incidents, major...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 2, 2026
Failure to properly implement child placement principle drives Queensland's out-of-home care numbers

Queensland's child protection reforms have failed to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous young people in out-of-home care, the state's Commissioner for First Nations children says.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 29, 2026
Independent oversight urgently needed in NSW child protection system, experts say

An independent body designed to protect and support children in New South Wales' child protection system is urgently needed, experts say, arguing current accountability mechanisms are failing.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 28, 2026
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