Release Date: Tuesday 17 September 2024 Reform of South Australia’s child safety legislation does not go far enough to reverse the over-representation of Aboriginal children and young people in the State’s child protection system. Commissioner for Aboriginal Children...
The 17th session of United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People (EMPRIP) in Geneva, Switzerland highlighted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child removals with interventions on 9 July by United Nations member on the Permanent Forum for the...
The Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People April Lawrie has today released Holding on to Our Future, the final report of the Inquiry into the removal and placement of Aboriginal children in South Australia. The Inquiry, which commenced in mid-2022, has...
Release date: 11/01/24 Public hearings for an Inquiry into the removal and placement of Aboriginal children and young people in South Australia are now complete. Evidence was heard from 25 witnesses involved in child protection services, including the Chief Executive...
Release date: 9/11/23 Public hearings into the removal and placement of Aboriginal children and young people in South Australia have commenced. The hearings are being held to explore priority areas identified in the Commissioner’s Inquiry into the application of the...
Release date: 4/10/23 The Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People April Lawrie has today released a preliminary report from her Inquiry into the removal and placement of Aboriginal children in South Australia. The Inquiry, launched in mid-2022, has been...
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