First Nations kids make up about 20% of missing children, but get a fraction of the media coverage
- Written by Silke Meyer, Associate Professor in Crimninology; Deputy Dircetor Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, Monash University
In Australia, on average, 48 young people under the age of 18 go missing every day.
While First Nations young people make up less than 6% of the Australian population under the age of 18, they comprise around 20% of missing children.
In reality, this rate is likely higher, with information on cultural identity often missing in national missing...
