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New bill in NSW could prove crucial to helping reduce numbers of First Nations children in out-of-home care

  • Written by Terri Libesman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
New bill in NSW could prove crucial to helping reduce numbers of First Nations children in out-of-home careGetty

In New South Wales, as of June 2021, 42% of children in out-of-home care were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

This stark over-representation has been the subject of multiple child welfare reviews, from Bringing them Home to Family is Culture.

The NSW parliament is now considering a bill, sponsored by Greens MP David Shoebridge,...

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