SNAICC was honoured to host the key founders of Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR) for strategic policy meetings in Melbourne recently, before helping to facilitate an open forum that enabled the GMAR leaders to connect with several leading Victorian services. GMAR Victoria GMAR is a movement of grandparents that seek the restoration of Aboriginal and Torres […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]