21 October 2015 | General Interest The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is seeking submissions on issues relating to advocacy and support and therapeutic treatment services. With the release of its most recent paper, Issues Paper 10, the Royal Commission examines what institutions and governments should do to address, or alleviate […]
Australian Survey for Kids and Young People: Have a say on safety!
7 September 2015 | Community Announcements Researchers from the Institute of Child Protection Studies are inviting young people aged 15-18 to participate in an online survey about their views on children and young people’s safety in institutions. The survey is part of a larger study exploring children and young people’s perceptions and understanding of safety […]
SNAICC supports Courtenay Dempsey as he stands against racial abuse
1 September 2015 | General Interest SNAICC proudly supports Courtenay Dempsey’s decision to stand against racism and raise awareness of racial abuse. Racism has no place in any society, and this type of hurtful behaviour should not be accepted by anyone. Through his endeavours to educate the wider community on this issue, Courtenay continues to […]
Australia must and can be better at this – Joint Statement on racism directed at Adam Goodes
5 August 2015 | General Interest Following the weekend’s events when prominent Aboriginal AFL player and former Australian of the Year, Adam Goodes was booed at every turn during the Swans v West Coast Eagles AFL match. Today in advance of the weekend round of AFL, 150 organisations join together to call for renewed efforts […]
Royal Commission hears leading advocacy bodies on systemic changes needed to stop child sexual abuse in out-of-home care
9 July 2015 | General Interest The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse resumed its public hearing into out-of-home care in Sydney from Monday 29 June. This is the second stage of the Royal Commission’s public hearing examining preventing child sexual abuse in out-of-home care and responding to allegations of child sexual […]
Ochre ribbon new symbol for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander domestic violence prevention
5 May 2015 | General Interest Aboriginal Family Law Service (WA) has identified the need for a ribbon that can be symbolic to Aboriginal people who are survivors of domestic and family violence. The ochre ribbon has been designed to symbolise unity within the Australian community, combating the significant issue of domestic violence against Aboriginal […]
Royal Commission releases Consultation paper on redress and civil litigation
23 February 2015 | Community Announcements The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has released a consultation paper on redress and civil litigation. Early on the Royal Commission recognised that redress and civil litigation are important issues to survivors of child sexual abuse and to institutions that have acknowledged the inadequacies of […]
Koori kids deserve better: Andrew Jackomos
3 February 2015 | General Interest In response to the ROGS, Victoria’s Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, Andrew Jackomos, has called for immediate action to halt the alarming rise of Indigenous children in Victoria being placed in protective care. The report shows that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Victoria who had […]
Sexual abuse Royal Commission to look at children in state care
27 January 2015 | General Interest The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has turned its attention to the sexual exploitation of children in state care. The Royal Commission has ordered government departments and private organisations to provide data from the past 10 years relating to all alleged and proven sexual abuse […]
Review calls for more effective responses to sexual assaults on Indigenous Australians
22 January 2015 | General Interest A review conducted by James Cook University on responses to sexual abuse on Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders has resulted in a request for more effective and practical work in the area. James Cook University’s Dr Janya McCalman led a team of analysts in a nation-wide evaluation and found […]
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