On the 12th anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, it is important to reflect on the wrongs of the past and the longstanding impacts the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has had on our children, families and communities today. We must also acknowledge that we still have a […]

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children welcomes today’s announcement that the Federal Government will be developing an Indigenous early childhood strategy in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  While the majority of our children are thriving in their families, communities and cultures, the 12th Closing the Gap report, released today, finds many […]

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children does not mark 26 January as a day of national celebration when the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, particularly children, are profound and long lasting. There is undisputed evidence that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children suffer from intergenerational trauma from the continued […]

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, welcomes the Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration (the Declaration) by the Australian Governments for high quality education that values Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and identities, but emphasises that stronger commitments and resources are needed for it to be realised. SNAICC also commends the broad commitment of […]

More than 80 organisations and commissioners are calling for a national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in Australia. The call is being led by SNAICC, the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and the Family Matters campaign, and comes during National Children’s Week. “This is […]

The crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being over-represented in the child protection systems continues to escalate at an alarming rate, reveals The Family Matters Report 2019 The report also shows a growing trend towards permanent placement away from their families and that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continue to experience high […]

SNAICC, the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, says a United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child report shows Australian governments must take urgent action to prevent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from being removed from their families and placed in out-of-home care, including foster care. “The UN […]

SNAICC has appointed Richard Weston as Chief Executive Officer. Richard comes to SNAICC after working in Indigenous-controlled health services in far west New South Wales and Queensland for 14 years. He has more than 25 years’ experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs and is a descendant of the Meriam people of the […]

Over 1200 delegates support a call for a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s strategy With more than 1200 delegates meeting on the land of the Kaurna people in Adelaide, the past three days have been a truly exhilarating experience for us. We have been able to share our knowledge and experiences in raising […]

A national conference of over 1200 Aboriginal and Torres Strait child development workers in Adelaide is calling for a strategy to eliminate the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in out-of-home care. The 8th SNAICC National Conference begins this morning at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Our children are 11 times more likely to be […]