Allegations of abuse on children living in Victorian state care have skyrocketed as the state government awaits recommended changes to the troubled system. Latest figures show 322 incidents of abuse, including 76 of a sexual nature, were reported within the state child protection and family services system from January to March. The quarterly data takes the number of abuse reports to 1277 over…
Spike in Victorian Child Protection System Abuse Claims
Allegations of abuse on children living in Victorian state care have skyrocketed as the state government awaits recommended changes to the troubled system. Latest figures show 322 incidents of abuse, including 76 of a sexual nature, were reported within the state child protection and family services system from January to March. The quarterly data takes the number of abuse reports to 1277 over…
The Unravelling of Australia Begins
Commentary The Albanese government has appointed an ambassador for First Nations People. Not an Australian ambassador to the United Nations, where there is a Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, but an ambassador for small groups of Australians whose interests may or may not coincide with the interests of the rest of Australia. The unravelling of…
Independent Aboriginal Authority to Oversee Treaty Negotiatons with Victorian Government
The First People’s Assembly of Victoria and the Victorian government have reached a historic agreement on the establishment of an independent authority to oversee Treaty negotiations and resolve disputes between Indigenous Victorians and the government. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams will introduce the Treaty Authority Bill in parliament on Tuesday, allowing the Treaty Authority—the first…
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