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Huge thanks, farewell and best wishes Nat

May 19, 2020 By Family Matters

It is with some sadness, but a lot of excitement and optimism, that I write to inform you that our Family Matters Co-Chair Natalie Lewis will be resigning from her Family Matters role, to join the Queensland Family and Child Commission as its new Commissioner.  In her four years with the Family Matters campaign, Natalie […]

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Family Matters report reveals increasing crisis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

October 17, 2019 By Family Matters

The Family Matters Report 2019

Media Release The crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being over-represented in the child protection systems continues to escalate at an alarming rate, reveals The Family Matters Report 2019 The report also shows a growing trend towards permanent placement away from their families and that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children continue to […]

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‘I wanted to be with Aboriginal people’: Foster boy who ran away from 15 homes

June 4, 2017 By Family Matters

A Northern Territory teenager who ran away from 15 foster care homes and was forced to live on the streets said he longed to live with people from his own Indigenous culture.

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Queensland Government commits $150m to tackle ‘national crisis’ of Indigenous children in care

June 1, 2017 By Family Matters

The Queensland Government will invest $150 million to help reduce the rising number of Indigenous children in care.

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Childcare centres connect with culture

May 29, 2017 By Family Matters

Childcare centres across the country are recognising the valuable role early learning has in helping children understand and learn about the history, culture and lives of Indigenous Australia.

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