In November 2024 Joanne Evans, Jade Purtell and Melissa Castan developed a submission for the Yoorrook Justice Commission in support of the recommendations for child protection in the Yoorrook for Justice report.
Good to see that on the ninth anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, the Queensland government chose to reaffirm their commitment to supporting family and personal history research. Twenty years on from the Bringing them Home Report, access to records has improved to be ‘easier and less harmful’. But also a reminder that more needs to be done, with Victoria in particular yet to implement a redress scheme and address the inter-generational ramifications of denial of connection to…
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Bringing Them Home Report, the Family Matters campaign has released their inaugural baseline report into the state of child protection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. The numbers say it all. If the current trend continues then the more than 15,000 Indigenous children in statutory care in 2015 will be 45,000 by 2035. Natalie Lewis writing in The Guardian makes an impassioned plea for a co-ordinated…
