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COMMISSIONER TO HOLD INQUIRY INTO ABORIGINAL CHILD PLACEMENT
A new top-level inquiry will examine why so many Indigenous children end up in care – amid fears SA is heading towards repeating the Stolen Generation. Read the full article (The Advertiser,...
Aboriginal Children’s Commissioner finally set to be granted powers
More than two years after her appointment, the State Government has finally moved to allow South Australia’s inaugural Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People to investigate “pressing systemic issues” facing Indigenous youth. Read the full article...
Call for SA to take national lead in lifting criminal age to 14
Pressure is mounting on the State Government to lift the age of criminal responsibility in South Australia from 10 to 14 years, but Attorney-General Vickie Chapman says no decision will be made until a federal review is handed down. Read the full article (InDaily,...
Aboriginal mothers “absolutely helpless” after babies taken at SA hospitals
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...
SA looks interstate to improve care for Aboriginal children
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...
‘Appalling’ rate of Aboriginal kids in detention getting worse
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...
Give me power to investigate, commissioner tells Govt
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,...
Govt lagging on Aboriginal child placement target
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...
Aboriginal children’s watchdog April Lawrie calls for review, more carers
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...
Child safety’s two-year trial
Article on early intervention support for Aboriginal families. Full text (332 words / ~1 mins to read) • Article...