'Obscene' rates of Indigenous child removals persist

Indigenous children are about 10 times more likely to be removed from their parents than other kids. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

The child protection system needs to be turned upside down to "change the story" of Indigenous over-representation in out-of-home care, advocates say. 

The Family Matters report, released on Wednesday, found early intervention and community-led supports are chronically underfunded, with investment instead skewing towards crisis interventions such as removals.