Aboriginal babies deemed at-risk by South Australia’s Child Protection Department are being removed from their mothers at Adelaide hospitals, not long after birth, in processes advocates say are unnecessarily cruel and opaque. Stephanie Richards talks to...

Child protection experts from across the country have been asked to help South Australia improve outcomes for Aboriginal children, after a report revealed a decline in the number of young people being placed in culturally appropriate care. Read the full article...

Aboriginal children and young people make up less than five per cent of SA’s total child population but new figures show they are majorly over-represented in care and youth detention systems. View full article - AdelaideNow 14/05/2020 • View...

South Australia’s inaugural Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People says she is unable to investigate “pressing systemic issues” facing Indigenous youth as the State Government has failed to legislate her role. View full article - InDaily,...

The SA Child Protection Department is struggling to reach its target to place more Aboriginal children in care with Aboriginal carers, but has almost doubled its spending on Indigenous-controlled organisations. View full article - InDaily...

Article which discusses the Commissioner's concern with the number of Aboriginal children removed from their parents who end up in non-Aboriginal care. View full article - The Advertiser, 28/09/2019 (subscription to AdelaideNow required) • View...

Article on early intervention support for Aboriginal families. Full text (332 words / ~1 mins to read) • Article...

Commissioner April Lawrie Panel Member with SNAICC Chair Muriel Bamblett and Family Matters Co-Chair Natalie Lewis. View full article - ABC Radio National,...