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
GettyIn 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,...
