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, […]

Media Release 3 October 2016 – Aboriginal early years centres to close under unworkable Jobs for Families Child Care Package mainstream model Melbourne, Australia: At today’s public Senate Committee hearing addressing the Jobs for Families Child Care Package Bill (2016), SNAICC – National Voice for our Children presented a new feasibility report showing that the Government experiment to […]

Media Release 26 September 2016 – SNAICC appeals again for greater consideration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services in child care reforms Canberra, Australia: SNAICC – National Voice for our Children has lodged a second submission to the Senate Committee considering the Jobs for Families Child Care Package, following the first enquiry in February this […]

Media Release 6 September 2016 – National Child Protection Week 2016: A time to invest in community leadership Melbourne, Australia: Throughout National Child Protection Week, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children encourages all Australians to reflect on the incredible community-led support systems in place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and the decisions we can […]