Review calls for independent child protection commission and a commissioner for Aboriginal children to hold government to accountFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFive years after a damning report on the failings of the New South Wales child protection system recommended sweeping changes to prevent harm and trauma to vulnerable Indigenous children and families, an independent review has found that only 12 of its 126 recommendations have been fully implemented by the Minns government.Aboriginal organisations across NSW are calling for urgent and meaningful reforms to the child protection system, urging that leadership of these vital changes be transferred from government control to the hands of Aboriginal communities.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Author : Lorena Allam Indigenous affairs editor
Publish date : 2024-11-13 05:40:48
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Aboriginal organisations call for urgent overhaul of beleaguered NSW child protection system
