Independent Pilbara probe after child squalor claims Media claims that more a dozen Indigenous children were living unsupervised in a squalid home has prompted calls for new laws to better protect children. AAP · Sep 25
'Failing us': commissioner quits over child safety laws A children's commissioner has resigned in protest over a territory's controversial child protection reforms. AAP · Jul 10
NT children’s commissioner resigns over child protection changes that remove Indigenous placement principle Shahleena Musk says she is ‘increasingly concerned’ by NT government changes she claims ‘suggest a reduced commitment to transparency, accountability, and evidence-based decision making’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 10
Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby asks politicians not to leverage child’s death: ‘My heart is broken into a million pieces’ Labor introduced condolence motions in parliament on Tuesday to honour the five-year-old who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs last month The Guardian - AU · May 12
First Nations children’s commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter on courage, speaking truth to power and the boy she can’t forget The Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman – who went from high school dropout to Harvard – reveals her ultimate dream for her new role The Guardian - AU · Mar 29
Moves to boost powers for Indigenous kids' advocate Laws have been introduced to establish an independent Indigenous children's advocate to help address systemic issues. AAP · Feb 5
Better powers urged to help protect Indigenous children Each state and territory needs an independent commissioner dedicated to Indigenous children, advocates say, urging governments to "be bold". AAP · Oct 8, 2025
Indigenous children's commissioner to begin urgent work Australia's first National Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People has been appointed, tasked with elevating the voices of Indigenous kids. AAP · Aug 3, 2025
Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says Yoorrook Justice Commission splits on final report but makes 100 recommendations aimed at healing and reconciliation The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2025
Truth commission could reset, restore nation's history A federal truth commission could restore and reset'Australia's history, but must be led by Indigenous people, an inquiry has been told. AAP · Oct 15, 2024
Minister grilled over Indigenous women's deaths Victoria's family violence minister has had a heated exchange with a commissioner at the Yoorrook Justice Commission over inaction on Indigenous women's deaths. AAP · Jun 20, 2024
Building programs exclude Aboriginal organisations Victoria's truth telling inquiry has uncovered further discrimination and exclusion for Aboriginal communities already facing a tough housing market. AAP · Jun 5, 2024
'Children being taken' while reforms delayed: Yoorrook Victoria's First Peoples minister has defended her government after being criticised for inaction on key recommendations from a truth-telling inquiry. AAP · Apr 18, 2024
Inquiry to hear of education, health, housing injustice The Yoorrook Justice Commission has shifted its focus to investigating injustice in education, health and housing systems. AAP · Nov 29, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Sep 3, 2023 First Nations people should have power over child protection decisions in Victoria, truth-telling inquiry says Yoorrook report says Indigenous children ‘can be in a pipeline to the justice system before being born’
ABC News · Jun 5, 2023 Cheaper to call Vatican City: Why is it so expensive to make phone calls from prison? While some US states are making prison phone calls free, a 12-minute phone call from a Victorian prison can cost more than a prisoner's wages for the day.
ABC News · Mar 27, 2023 Victorian government apologises to Yoorrook Justice Commission amid delays to Indigenous truth-telling inquiry Internal police reports on systemic racism and confidential ministerial briefings on bail reform are among the thousands of documents the state government is withholding from Victoria's Indigenous truth-telling inquiry.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2022 Victoria’s child protection system is creating ‘new stolen generation’, Aboriginal leader says Condemnation comes as the state’s truth-telling inquiry, the Yoorrook Justice Commission, prepares to hold hearings on the subject
ABC News · Nov 15, 2022 Political and Indigenous leaders rally to keep young children out of youth justice system Members of the Indigenous, legal and political communities are uniting behind efforts to raise the state's criminal age of responsibility to 14.
AAP · Nov 7, 2022 Victorian inquiry to probe justice system Victoria's truth-telling inquiry is inviting Indigenous people to share their stories about injustices experienced in criminal and child protection systems.
AAP · Apr 25, 2022 Actor's history 'stolen', Vic inquiry told Actor and Indigenous elder Uncle Jack Charles has been the first witness to speak at Victoria's truth-telling inquiry, the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2022 ‘Don’t muck it up’: First Nations communities are closely watching Victoria’s truth-telling commission Leaders hope Yoorrook Justice Commission will spark nationwide treaty negotiations
The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2022 Yoorrook Justice Commission: how will truth-telling process work and what will it achieve? Commission will investigate systemic injustices experienced by Victoria’s First Nations people