Download File To mark 2013 National Child Protection Week, SNAICC has launched two major reports that reinforce the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in child protection. The reports provide further evidence that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in all stages of the child protection process is central to improve decision-making and […]

Download File On the eve of National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day, SNAICC Chairperson Sharron Williams has called on governments to treat the rights and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children as a priority. Ms Williams said urgent action was needed on the alarmingly high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children […]

Download File Statement by Sharron Williams, Chairperson of SNAICC SNAICC is concerned with some recent negative media coverage about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle, including articles quoting the NT Chief Magistrate Hilary Hannam. According to these media items, application of the child placement principle is forcing child welfare authorities to favour […]

Download File SNAICC has welcomed most of the important recommendations in Commissioner Tim Carmody’s final report on his inquiry into Queensland’s child protection system, but has a number of concerns, including the report’s failure to acknowledge the under-investment in Indigenous organisations and its position on adoptions. SNAICC Chairperson Sharron Williams said SNAICC was pleased Commissioner […]

Download File SNAICC welcomes appointment of Mr Andrew Jackomos as Victoria’s first Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Youth SNAICC warmly welcomes the ground-breaking appointment of Mr Andrew Jackomos as Victoria’s — and Australia’s — first Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Youth. SNAICC congratulates the Victorian Government on its initiative to appoint a commissioner dedicated to […]

Download File National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) is held on 4 August each year to honour and celebrate the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children within family and community. First held in 1988, the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) has also used the day to increase awareness […]

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Download File  Delegates at SNAICC’s Fifth National Conference in Cairns today unanimously endorsed a national campaign to halve the dramatically high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care by 2018.

Download File Representatives from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and family centres across Australia have called on the Australian and state-territory governments to urgently confirm funding for the centres beyond June 2014 and ensure their long-term future.

Download File Canadian children’s rights advocate Cindy Blackstock has told the largest-ever conference on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children that children are powerful advocates for their own rights – and governments in Canada and Australia have failed their most vulnerable children. Professor Blackstock, Director of The Caring Society of Canada and Associate Professor at […]