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Commissioner April Lawrie talks the “Be Seen. Be Heard” Community Conversations
Discussed over the ABC Radio Station, Mount Gambier, 24/06/2019
SA drug bill risks another Stolen Gen: Aboriginal Health Council
Mohor’s call was backed by SA’s Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People April Lawrie, who described the bill as an “outward criminalising of vulnerable young people”. “I have worked in the justice system with the attorney-general and I can say this...
Aboriginal Families Hold The Key To Transformation For Children
April Lawrie is passionate about having the strength of Aboriginal families and culture recognised. When she meet with Aboriginal Way in a bustling café in Adelaide’s Central Markets, she shares a stream of ideas about ways to use the strength of families and...
New Commissioner for Aboriginal Children
Commissioner April Lawrie talks the appointment of Inaugural Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People View full article - Radio Adelaide (Paper Tracker), 1/02/2019 (posted on...
Commissioner’s vow to help families in crisis
SUPPORTING families at the first sign they are not coping and opening classrooms to Aboriginal leaders are priorities of the state’s first Aboriginal Children’s Commissioner. View full article (AdelaideNow 22/10/2018 - subscription required) • View PDF...
State Govt appoints first Aboriginal children’s commissioner
The State Government has appointed prominent Aboriginal education leader April Lawrie as the inaugural Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young people. View full article (InDaily 18/10/2018) • View...
