Media release – Taking the time to ensure a better future for our kids
The national peak body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has urged Community Services Ministers to take the time to get it right when considering the current draft for the new National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children. SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle urged ministers meeting today to discuss the draft framework to develop the best […]
Media release – SNAICC welcomes $120 million investment in early childhood programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
On National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, SNAICC has welcomed the announcement of $120 million of new federal government investments to improve access to quality early childhood education. An additional $81.8 million will expand the Connected Beginnings program in 27 new sites across the country, a program that aims to support the integration […]
Media release – Australia celebrates National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day 2021 – Proud in culture, strong in spirit
SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, is proud to celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (Children’s Day) on 4 August. As the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, the theme for this year’s Children’s Day is: ‘Proud in culture, strong in spirit’. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Media release – Accountability report calls on governments to priortise supporting families to reduce the number of our children in out-of-home care
One year after all Australian governments and the Coalition of Peaks signed the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, the Productivity Commission has released the first Annual Data Compilation Report. As a national member of the Peaks, we welcome the report. It will monitor the progress on key outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
A new resource for child safety
SNAICC has developed informative resources to support organisations working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and communities to implement the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (National Principles). In partnership with the National Office for Child Safety, the Keeping Our Kids Safe resources apply a cultural lens to the National Principles to […]
Media release – National Sorry Day: A reminder that our systems must be transformed if we are to stop the trajectory of child removal
On National Sorry Day, we acknowledge and pay our respects to the Stolen Generations. The systemic removal of our children caused us intolerable pain and continues to impact our families and communities today. Twenty-four years after the Bringing Them Home report the legacy of child removal continues for our people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Media release – Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care is a national shame
SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle described new figures revealing one in 18 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is in out-of-home care as a “national shame”. A new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released today shows that 18,862 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were in out-of-home care at June 2020. “This […]
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