This review is aimed at examining the high rates of Aboriginal children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) in New South Wales and the implementation of the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle (ACPP) in this jurisdiction.

This position paper outlines the core components required for the establishment of a National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.

The over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care is a complex issue. This year’s report shows that Indigenous children continue to enter statutory child protection systems at a greater rate, stay longer, and exit via reunification or restoration far less frequently.

This toolkit has been prepared with the objective of enabling organisations working in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and family services sector.

This report presents information on young people aged 10–17 who had received child protection services and were under youth justice supervision at any time between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2018.