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Samantha Lock

Reform call after baby's gay aunt refused as carer

Anglicare did not assess a baby's aunt despite her mother's wishes for a relative to look after her. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)

A refusal to consider placing an Aboriginal baby in the care of an aunt because she was in a same-sex relationship has prompted calls for legal reform.

Adoption agency Anglicare Sydney did not assess the child's maternal aunt despite her mother's wishes to have the baby under the long-term care of an Aboriginal family member.

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