SNAICC applauds the leadership of Queensland Minister for Education, Kate Jones, who says the state Government will find the money to keep 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Family Centres (Centres) open around the state. The Centres in Queensland are amongst 38 centres built around the country in recent years as part of […]
Families Package Garners Response from Childcare Sector
Industry leaders within the childcare sector have voiced concerns about the Federal Government’s Families Package. Many organisations have applauded the increased investment in early childhood education and care and the introduction of a much-simpler childcare subsidy system. However, there is common concern that the new measures will limit a child’s access to early childhood education […]
Bringing Them Home Scorecard Report 2015 Again Highlights Startling Inaction
The National Sorry Day Committee (NSDC) Bringing Them Home: scorecard report 2015 calls on governments and policy makers to urgently address unrealised human rights and self-determination in Australia’s child protection systems. It recommends the development of a comprehensive, bipartisan national strategy to implement outstanding Bringing Them Home recommendations, including accountability measures of both short- and […]
Factsheet Shows Appalling Rates of Imprisonment Impacting Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Startling data highlighted in a recently published factsheet titled Justice outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians reinforces the urgent need for a new prevention-focused approach to this issue. This fact sheet is the latest in a series of factsheets drawing on information from the Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage: Key Indicators 2014 report (OID), which […]
Take the Pledge to Change the Record of Indigenous Violence and Imprisonment
The Change the Record Campaign is launched! SNAICC is very excited to be a part of the broad coalition of organisations leading this campaign – the National Justice Coalition – which aims to end the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system within a generation. It also seeks to reduce […]