News and reports

Late last month Principal Aboriginal Advocate, Shaylem Wilson, and Senior Advocate Hamish Mckenzie, had the great privilege of travelling to Port Lincoln. During the visit, they met with young people in their residential care houses, as well as local NGO workers.

This week, we’re focusing on the power of partnership in advocating for children and young people.

This week, we’re taking a look at the latest important report from the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People, April Lawrie:

Holding on to Our Future, the Final Report of the independent Inquiry into the removal and placement of Aboriginal children in South Australia.

The Guardian, Shona Reid, recently attended the Australasian Youth Justice Conference in Melbourne to present on the concept of ‘care-criminalisation’ and the lived experience of this phenomenon in South Australia.
This week’s blog includes a link to the full presentation titled ‘When systems collide’.

Following National Reconciliation Week (with Mabo Day closing out this important week on 3 June each year), we thought we might mention a wonderful initiative that sits within our office – Nunga Oog!

As we move from National Sorry Day into Reconciliation Week, now is the time to call out the ongoing impacts of the stolen generations and the racially discriminatory child removal practices we still see today. Whilst the work of many in driving progress does not go unnoticed, the harsh reality is that generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are still removed from their family and culture, more so than ever before.