Reject calls for a Royal Commission into Aboriginal children
Child abuse is a serious crime, which has a devastating impact on children, families and communities.
The safety of children should not be politicised or used as a platform to advance a political position.
It is frustrating and disappointing to hear Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price again repeating the same claims and calling for a Royal Commission with no evidence and no credible solutions. If any politician—or anyone at all—has any evidence about the sexual abuse of children then they must report it to the authorities.
These calls for a Royal Commission into the sexual abuse of Aboriginal children have been made without one shred of real evidence being presented. They play into the basest negative perceptions that some people have of Aboriginal peoples and communities.
The most effective action Government can take to make children safe and to protect their human rights is investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations working to support children and families wherever they live, committing to the National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People and to the Closing the Gap priorities and reforms.