Archive of posts in the 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice' category
Public Interest Advocacy Centre CEO Jonathon Hunyor said locking up children fails our community. “The verdict from medical, legal and...
Right now, politicians are sending children as young as ten years old to be locked away in prison. PIAC is...
The rates of removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children by government agencies into out-of-home care (OOHC) nationally continues...
This submission draws on our experience working with First Nations organisations on child protection reform as well as our broader...
The most comprehensive truth-telling project in Australian history is documenting every law and policy that has targeted or had a...
Towards Truth’s project co-ordinator is 30-year-old lawyer Corey Smith, a Ngemba man whose work on the database helped him understand...
This week NSW MPs will have the opportunity to vote in support of critical reforms to improve the child protection...
The statement by national Attorneys General to ‘support developing a proposal’ to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility from...
An alliance of community, legal, and First Nations justice organisations has welcomed the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Amendment (Age of Criminal...
In 2019, the landmark Family is Culture report highlighted significant flaws in the child protection system impacting on Aboriginal children...
