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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Adeshola Ore

Victoria to review child protection laws as minister apologises for removal of Indigenous children

Victoria’s child protection minister Lizzie Blandthorn
Victoria’s child protection minister Lizzie Blandthorn has delivered an apology for the harm caused by the historical removal of First Peoples’ children. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Victoria will review laws that give struggling parents two years to reform their lives before permanently losing their children, after the state’s child protection minister labelled the legislation a “blunt instrument”.

Lizzie Blandthorn appeared at the state’s Indigenous truth-telling commission on Friday, where she delivered an apology for the harm caused by the removal of First Peoples’ children in the state.

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