This briefing from the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service outlines their case for raising the age of criminal responsibility in Victoria.

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are at very high risk of violence, but there is little evidence about the age at which their higher exposure to violence commences. The aim of this study was to investigate violence inflicted on Aboriginal girls during childhood and adolescence, relative to Aboriginal boys and non-Aboriginal girls.

This report finds that genuine engagement with a broad range of stakeholders will be a crucial determinant of any peak body’s effectiveness and the degree to which it encapsulates the needs and priorities of Aboriginal children, families, and communities across South Australia. Engagement is also necessary to fully reflect Aboriginal people’s right to self-determination through...

This report follows the developmental pathways of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children focussing on what helps Indigenous children ‘grow up strong’.

This report presents the results of a literature review and the findings from the initial cycles of action research conducted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander chief investigators, community researchers and practitioners working in eight community-controlled child and family services across Queensland.