Media Release 29 March 2019 – Morrison Government must scrap ParentsNext and stop making women’s lives harder The Morrison Government cannot delay scrapping its discriminatory ParentsNext program, with a Senate Inquiry finding that the program is causing “anxiety, distress and harm” for many parents, including for women escaping violence. The findings of a Senate Inquiry […]

Media Release 27 March 2019 – SNAICC to provide voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through new Closing the Gap Joint Council SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, will play a vital role in progressing the rights of children over the […]

Media Release 26 March 2019 – Cashless welfare card will not increase safety for Aboriginal children in the NT Aboriginal children will be worse off under the proposed Federal Government expansion of the cashless welfare card in the Northern Territory, according to the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. SNAICC – […]

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and human rights organisations have told a Senate committee inquiring into the Federal Government’s ParentsNext program that it should recommend scrapping the program. The Government’s punitive ParentsNext program is making life harder for mums with babies as young as six months. The program forces women with babies and toddlers to […]

Media Release 14 February 2019 – Federal Government must invest in early intervention and preventative services in response to youth suicide SNAICC – National Voice for our Children calls for a national strategy on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child wellbeing, focusing on early intervention and preventative measures, in response to the latest coronary report […]

Media Release 14 February 2019 – National strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children key to realise aspirations of the apology The anniversary of the apology to the Stolen Generations is a moment to reflect on the atrocities so many of our children and families have gone through, and a moment to reflect on […]

Media Release 12 February 2019 – Call to make early learning a priority for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children More than 40 leading child welfare, education and research organisations have endorsed a new call by Early Childhood Australia (ECA) and SNAICC – National Voice for our Children to ensure all Aboriginal and Torres Strait […]

The safety of our children is our number one priority. We all have a responsibility to ensure our children are cared for, and are safe from all forms of harm and violence. This is non-negotiable. As Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, we recognise the rights of our children are sacred and we advocate for […]

Media Release 7 February 2019 – Discriminatory Federal Government program making life harder for mums and babies A punitive Government parenting program is making life harder for mums with babies as young as six months, and raises questions about compliance with Australia’s sex and race discrimination laws. In a joint submission to the Senate Inquiry […]

Media Release 30 January 2019 – Fourth Action Plan an opportunity to address the rise in over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care SNAICC has today helped launch the Fourth Action Plan under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 in Darwin, which includes a stand-alone priority on improving outcomes […]