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Almost 20 years after the NT intervention, governments are making the same mistakes – and failing Aboriginal children

We have clear evidence that community-controlled family and children’s services are trusted and used. When they are administered by non-Aboriginal bureaucrats, they fail

The Guardian - AU

Aboriginal families 12 times more likely to experience child removal

Calls for early, culturally attuned intervention for families

Newcastle Herald

Aboriginal organisations call for urgent overhaul of beleaguered NSW child protection system

Review calls for independent child protection commission and a commissioner for Aboriginal children to hold government to account

The Guardian - AU

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NSW to review child protection screening algorithm over concerns about racial bias

Families minister says system is ‘not delivering the outcomes we want to see’ as almost 50% of children in care in NSW are Aboriginal

The Guardian - AU

NSW taskforce aims to return Indigenous children to their families

Minister says ‘shocking proportion’ of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care can be reduced by working with community-controlled organisations

The Guardian - AU

‘Exactly what we need’: Indigenous bodies welcome creation of children’s commissioner

Commissioner for Aboriginal children and young people was announced in response to damning Closing the Gap report

The Guardian - AU

‘Incredibly disturbing’: calls for audit of out-of-home care providers after court hears Aboriginal baby’s aunt refused as carer due to same-sex relationship

Two of the biggest Aboriginal groups in NSW claim racism is ‘rife’ in the child protection system, which needs an overhaul

The Guardian - AU

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NSW government launches review after court hears Aboriginal baby’s aunt refused as carer due to same-sex relationship

Court told Anglicare Sydney refused to assess woman as a long-term carer and sought to have baby adopted to non-Indigenous couple

The Guardian - AU

Why are First Nations children still not coming home from out-of-home care?

Reducing the number of First Nations children in out-of-home care is a priority of the national Closing the Gap targets.

The Conversation

New child removal protections passed but NSW minister says more can be done to end Indigenous ‘over representation’

Exclusive: Further changes to new legislation requiring social workers to prove they have made ‘active efforts’ to keep families together will be considered in a year

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