Media release: Family Matters Report launch 2022
GROWING UP STRONG CHILDREN – LISTEN TO THE LOCAL VOICES – FAMILY MATTERS 2022 Aboriginal community-controlled organisations (ACCOs) around the country are demonstrating the unacceptable trend of increasing child removals can be halted when local communities are empowered and resourced. The Family Matters Report 2022, released today by SNAICC -National Voice for our Children, looks […]
Media Release: Statement regarding calls for Royal Commission into sexual abuse of Aboriginal children
SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle said calls by the Opposition Leader for a Royal Commission into the sexual abuse of Aboriginal children were an uninformed response to an issue raised with successive Governments over many years. Ms Liddle said the evidence did not support claims by Mr Dutton that Aboriginal children were being left in unsafe […]
Media Release: Budget welcome but needs more commitment for our children
While the Albanese Government’s first Budget has made considerable commitments to reform in the early years, there is still considerable work that needs to be done to close the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. SNAICC – National Voice for our Children CEO Catherine Liddle said reforms to make childcare cheaper and […]
Media Release: Big win for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
Senate Committee recommends scrapping activity test and more funding for early childhood education and care services Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families may have fairer access to early childhood education and care after the Senate Select Committee on Work and Care Interim Report recommends increased funding for services and removing the mandatory activity […]
Developing a Western Australian 10-year Roadmap to reduce the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care
About the Roadmap Why we need a Roadmap Across Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are more likely than non-Indigenous children to be involved in the child protection system. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders in Western Australia (WA) have called for a fundamental reorientation of the child protection system by: replacing removal with healing […]
Connected Beginnings National Gathering 2022 Resources
The following resources have kindly been shared to support the learnings from the first annual Connected Beginnings National Gathering hosted by SNAICC in our role as Community Partner. The event was an excellent opportunity for sites and key partners to come together to share stories and celebrate the success of the Connected Beginnings program. We […]
Media release: Senate Committee hears community struggle for access to early childhood education and care
The Anmatjere community in Northern Territory lives in a childcare desert with no childcare places available. Located approximately 200km north of Alice Springs, Ti Tree can be classified as a childcare desert, marking 0.0 places per child in the Mitchell Institute’s Childcare Deserts report. A Senate Committee today heard from remote community members about the […]
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