Media Release 26 May 2017 – Bringing Them Home anniversary an opportunity to acknowledge the past and respond to the needs of the present Melbourne, Australia: SNAICC – National Voice for our Children today pays tribute to the Stolen Generations: the children forcibly removed from their families, the families that lost their children to past government […]

SNAICC disappointed by another meagre and mediocre budget for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. Canberra, Australia: The 2017 Federal Budget has been handed down with little new funding secured for long-standing priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. SNAICC CEO Gerry Moore urges the government to “refocus on prevention and work with […]

Media Release 18 April 2017 – Indigenous TV series supports ready children,  ready families and ready schools 18 April 2017: Ground-breaking new television series Little J & Big Cuz, the first animated kids show to feature Indigenous Australians and their culture, is arriving in homes and classrooms to support successful transitions to school for young […]

Media Release 18 April 2017 – South Australian Government fails to engage with leading Aboriginal organisations on child protection legislation reform Adelaide, Australia: SNAICC is deeply disappointed that the South Australian Government has passed The Children and Young People (Safety) Bill 2017 in the House of Assembly and urges the Legislative Council to block the passing of […]

Media Release 22 March 2017 –  SNAICC welcomes the split of the Omnibus Bill, but remains deeply concerned that our children will not thrive under childcare reforms Canberra, Australia: SNAICC welcomes the split of child care reforms from the controversial Omnibus Bill, but continues to demand urgent amendments to the Jobs for Families Child Care package […]

Media Release 17 February 2017 –  SNAICC disappointed by “watered down” proposed child protection laws – calls for major changes before further consideration Adelaide, Australia: SNAICC joins the Law Society of SA, Anglicare SA and the SA Council of Social Service in the voicing of their concerns about the proposed new child protection laws – […]

Media Release 14 February 2017 – Aboriginal leaders seek new relationship with government through historic Redfern Statement Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peaks will today demand a new relationship with government as they deliver the historic Redfern Statement direct to the Prime Minister at Parliament House. In the lead up to today’s 9th […]

Media Release 3 February 2017 – SNAICC unsurprised by damning IAS Audit Report – calls for new emphasis on Indigenous decision making Melbourne, Australia: Today’s release of the Australian National Audit Office’s (ANAO) audit update on the much-maligned Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) has unsurprisingly shown that the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (the Department) is […]

Media Release 24 January 2017 – SNAICC deeply concerned by continued escalating numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children removed by child protection authorities Melbourne, Australia: SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, Australia’s national peak body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, is deeply troubled by the increased numbers of Indigenous children […]

The already alarmingly high numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being removed from their families will triple across the next two decades unless there is an urgent and concerted effort by government and the community to tackle the problem, the inaugural Family Matters report reveals. Launched on Wednesday at Parliament House in Canberra, […]