This report revealed shocking results on the state of child protection in Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

SNAICC and many of its members have been watching with concern as, around the country, a range of processes are undertaken to progress longer-term care arrangements for children. They vary in detail but have been broadly described as permanency planning measures. Some of these proposals have already taken the form of legislative changes (NSW, Vic...

This report considers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in child protection decision-making. The report analyses current legal, policy and systems effectiveness in enabling the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in decisions made for their children.

A ground-breaking new approach to building capacity for Aboriginal child and family service delivery is emerging in New South Wales (NSW). A partnership model is supporting two-way learning between mainstream non-government organisations (NGOs) and Aboriginal communities. This model has a strong capacity building focus. It is opening up new space for the empowerment of Aboriginal...

This paper details the scope and nature of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander over-representation in the child protection system, and provides discussion on strategies to effectively address this over-representation.