NT Children’s Commissioner Shahleena Musk resigns over controversial child protection reforms

The Northern Territory Children’s Commissioner has made the shock decision to resign as the government moves to bring in ...

Stolen Generation memorial set for Parramatta Female Factory

A memorial to share and honour the stories of Stolen Generation survivors is earmarked for the historic Parramatta Female ...

NT children's commissioner resigns as CLP's controversial child protection changes greenlit by scrutiny committee

Shahleena Musk's resignation comes as the Northern Territory government-dominated scrutiny committee backs the Country ...
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'Failing us': Commissioner quits over child safety laws

A children's commissioner has resigned in protest over a territory's controversial child protection reforms.

As NAIDOC Week marks 50 years, let’s reflect on on almost a century of ‘deadly education’

As NAIDOC Week celebrates its 50th year, it's a good time to reflect on the many decades of advocacy for a true First Nations ...

Australian War Memorial makes 'magnificent' discovery of first Indigenous Military Cross recipient

Captain Sidney Leonard Morse's achievements would have remained hidden were it not for a chance discovery by a volunteer ...
Opinion

Child safety changes risk separating Australia’s First Nations children from their culture – and causing even more harm

Indigenous advocates say culture is safety for children. But proposals in Queensland and the Northern Territory could weaken that link ...
The Mandarin

‘Things are getting worse’: Advocates slam Australia’s failure on children’s rights obligations

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services says the Australian government’s response to a UN review is ...

Is the Northern Territory a ‘mini Trump-style’ government?

The CLP’s ‘tough on crime’, pro-development agenda brings sweeping changes, which advocates say cut the NT’s most vulnerable ...

Amanda Camm faces new crisis over Indigenous children’s care

Under-fire Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm has broken her silence after five days – saying she was in hospital for a night ...
Townsville Bulletin

Stolen Generations site St Mary’s Hostel declared a heritage place

An accommodation and schooling facility in Alice Springs that once housed hundreds of Aboriginal children, many of whom were ...

AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them

As Australia marks 50 years of NAIDOC Week, honoring the world's oldest living culture, humanity's newest technology has yet ...