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Federal legislation has passed through Parliament increasing the independence and powers of the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People.
One of Victoria's leading First Nations family support organisations has urged Parliament to pass legislation this week to prevent the permanent separation of Aboriginal children from their families f...
As the nation reflects on the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, Indigenous advocacy group Children's Ground notes recent national data confirms First Nations children continue to be removed...
AbSec, the state's peak Aboriginal corporation for the welfare of First Nations children, young people and families, hosts its next quarterly forum on Wiradjuri Country in Dubbo later this month.
The decision to legislate the role of the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People marks a significant step toward strengthening protections for the rights, safety...
Federal Opposition spokesperson on Indigenous policy, Senator Kerrynne Liddle, has condemned the government for "failing Indigenous Australians" in response to the latest Closing the Gap report.
Minister for Indigenous Australians, Senator Malarndirri McCarthy, has responded to the latest Closing the Gap report from the Productivity Commission, noting some improvements but also expressing con...
The new Productivity Commission report on Australia's performance towards the targets and indicators in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, released Wednesday night, shows only four of 19 targe...
South Australia's new child protection laws are a "good step forward," according to advocates — but deeper reform is needed to address the systemic issues harming Aboriginal children and familie...
The NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation, AbSec, has welcomed the state government's commitment to a $900 million five-year investment to better support vulnerable families, kee...
The review into the principle of doli incapax in New South Wales, led by the State Parole Authority's Geoffrey Bellew SC and former NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Jeffrey Loy, could have significant i...
A lack of data accessibility and transparency is "holding Australia back" on closing the gap, says a firm which has worked with NSW to drive progress.
The Productivity Commission has urged governments across Australia to take their commitments to Closing the Gap seriously in a new report which indicates a lack of meaningful action on priority reform...
