SNAICC, the national peak for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, welcomes the National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and calls on governments for greater commitment to Aboriginal-led solutions for our children and families.   We are pleased the strategy focuses on the rights of the child, as the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown up so many challenges for the social and emotional wellbeing of our children.  “Children thrive when they are safe, loved and cared for in their […]

SNAICC and Life Without Barriers are pleased to announce a new partnership that will support an historic commitment from Life Without Barriers to transfer its out-of-home care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-control within 10 years. The future of decision-making about the safety and wellbeing of […]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and community-controlled services are best placed to drive change for our children For National Child Protection Week, SNAICC calls on governments and organisations to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled services and communities as key to reduce the number of our children in out-of-home care.    In 2020, […]

The national peak body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has urged Community Services Ministers to take the time to get it right when considering the current draft for the new National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children. SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle urged ministers meeting today to discuss the draft framework to develop the best […]

On National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, SNAICC has welcomed the announcement of $120 million of new federal government investments to improve access to quality early childhood education. An additional $81.8 million will expand the Connected Beginnings program in 27 new sites across the country, a program that aims to support the integration […]

SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, is proud to celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (Children’s Day) on 4 August. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, the theme for this year’s Children’s Day is: ‘Proud in culture, strong in spirit’. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]

One year after all Australian governments and the Coalition of Peaks signed the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the Productivity Commission has released the first Annual Data Compilation Report. As a national member of the Peaks, we welcome the report. It will monitor the progress on key outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]

On National Sorry Day, we acknowledge and pay our respects to the Stolen Generations. The systemic removal of our children caused us intolerable pain and continues to impact our families and communities today. Twenty-four years after the Bringing Them Home report the legacy of child removal continues for our people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]

SNAICC – the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, welcomes investment to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families in the Australian Government’s recent Budget announcement, but looks forward to further commitments for our children and families through the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The Budget includes important […]

SNAICC – the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children – welcomes the Australian Government’s recent announcement to increase investment in early childhood education and care. Early years services are critical to improving outcomes for children before they start school and set them on a journey for success throughout their lives. The […]