Family is Culture
Media and commentary related to our work with First Nations partner organisations to implement the recommendations of the Family is Culture report and strengthen rights for First Nations families.
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National Indigenous Times: Populist, harmful policies driving incarceration, child removals: Human Rights Commission
First Peoples communities continue to be the hardest hit by “populist, blunt and harmful” laws, the Australian Human Rights Commission says. … Last month, more than 200 lawyers, academics, advocates and Indigenous organisations signed an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging him to treat the over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children…
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2SER Breakfast: 2025 National Close the Gap Day
Solicitor and Dharug woman, Kate Sinclair discusses the productivity commission’s new report on Closing the Gap targets.
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Newcastle Herald: Aboriginal families 12 times more likely to experience child removal
The Family is Culture community report called for greater investment into peak Aboriginal bodies.
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ABC News: ‘I was never told I was in care’: The reality behind the rising number of out-of-home children
We joined AbSec, ALS and UTS Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research in calling for urgent action on child protection reforms.
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The Guardian: I worked in child protection for 13 years. Aboriginal families know what’s best for our children
Aunty Debra Swan wrote a powerful opinion piece in the Guardian about her long history fighting for Aboriginal children and what needs to happen now.
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‘Enough is enough’: Aboriginal communities take child protection reform into their own hands after years of government inaction
Reflecting on five years of inaction since the Family Is Culture Review, Aboriginal organisations are calling for urgent and meaningful reform.
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The Guardian: Aboriginal organisations call for urgent overhaul of beleaguered NSW child protection system
Five years after the landmark Family is Culture report, we joined Aboriginal organisations in saying ‘enough is enough’.
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2SER: How the NSW Government is failing Aboriginal families
Solicitor Lucy Kelley joined 2SER breakfast to discuss the recent Community Report Card assessing NSW Government implementation of the Family is Culture review recommendations.
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PIAC receives AbSec’s ‘Walking Together’ award
We were honoured to receive this award, recognising the contribution of a non-Aboriginal agency in partnership with the community.
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NSW Government must commit to Aboriginal-led reform to fix a failing child protection system
The landmark, Aboriginal-led Family is Culture (FIC) Review was commissioned by the NSW Government to improve outcomes for Aboriginal children and families. It examined in detail the increasing and disproportionate number of Aboriginal children removed by the Government into out-of-home care (OOHC) and set out a clear pathway for change. But three years after the…