Family Is Culture Bill passes, AbSec/ALS ask for more
The state’s peak organisations for Aboriginal children, families and legal services have cautiously welcomed the passage of a bill but much more is needed.
AbSec opposes abrupt bail amendments
Press Release AbSec NSW has joined the Aboriginal Legal Service and other peak organisations in their condemnation of the NSW Government after their unexpected amendments to the Bail Act 2013. The Bill, which was rushed through both houses of the NSW parliament this...
AbSec urges parliament to back FIC Bill
Peak Aboriginal organisations are urging NSW politicians to back the FIC bill, representing long-overdue reforms in the child protection system.
New support for Aboriginal children and young people on guardianship
Aboriginal children and young people in the Hunter and South West Sydney areas who were shifted to guardianship orders from the out-of-home care system now have access to better support under the Aboriginal Guardianship Support Model initiative. After reforms to the...
Aboriginal peaks condemn NSW Government’s failure to deliver crucial child protection reforms
Two years after a landmark report revealed widespread deficiencies in the NSW child protection system, the peak bodies for Aboriginal children and legal services are calling out the NSW Government’s failure to work with Aboriginal communities to reform a broken...