Child welfare
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Family Matters: report 2023
This report examines government actions to address the over-representation and the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection systems. This year’s report shows that child protection systems continue to fail Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children entering out-of-home care continuing to...
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A place at the table: an investigation into a change to the case management of children and young people in care in Tasmania
This investigation found that the change to the case management of children and young people in care had an effect on multiple rights under the Charter of Rights for Tasmanian children and young people in out of home care.
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Scoping project for the National Child and Family Investment Strategy: final report
In this report, the National Children’s Commissioner makes 18 recommendations about how the National Child and Family Investment Strategy should work.
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The Inquiry into the application of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle in the removal and placement of Aboriginal children in South Australia: preliminary report
This preliminary report includes 17 recommendations to inform the proposed legislative reform to the South Australian Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017.
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Report on public hearing 33: Violence, abuse, neglect and deprivation of human rights: Kaleb and Jonathon (a case study)
The Disability Royal Commission has released this Commissioners’ report on Public hearing 33, which makes three findings and five recommendations in relation to the case study of two young men with disability, Kaleb and Jonathon (pseudonyms).