NT to launch independent review into child protection system

NT Child Protection Minister Robyn Cahill has made a big call on the state’s child protection system in the wake of the ...
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NL child protection system left Natuashish teen James Poker a stranger in his own community, inquiry hears

Lawyers for the families of six young Innu people from Natuashish who died after spending time in care presented their ...

One child, 100 safety notifications: how NT’s system fails neglected kids

The little Aboriginal boy is 12 years old but he’s already lived a lifetime of trouble. He’s seen his father choke his mother ...

Minister demands investigation into child protection after little girl’s death

Northern Territory Child Protection Minister Robyn Cahill has asked the NT’s Children’s Commissioner to investigate the events that led up to the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice ...

Child protection system is all about risk management, liability and crisis politics, instead of care, support and prevention

When I led an independent inquiry into Aboriginal children and youth in out-of-home care in NSW, I learned there are two ...

Former senior NT child protection staffers speak out amid sector's condemnation of legislative changes

In the three weeks since the alleged murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice Springs, the NT's child ...

Child safety to be made paramount as Northern Territory government moves to reform child protection system

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this story includes the name and image of an ...