Media Releases
The following are media releases currently available.
Please direct all media inquiries to: AbSec Media media@absec.org.au
Tuesday 31 July 2018 – Joint Community Peak Bodies Statement on Tune Review, Ombudsman Report and Fams Report: Time to act for the Protection of Vulnerable Children
Monday 18 June 2018 – Aboriginal community-controlled organisations critical to a stronger child protection system
Tuesday 12 June 2018 – Statement on release of the Tune review
Monday 28 May 2018 – Aboriginal peaks to sharpen advocacy efforts – Statement by NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO)
Tuesday 22 May 2018 – Release the Tune Review – Joint Statement from NSW Community Sector Peak Bodies
Tuesday 22 May 2018 – AbSec and ACWA joint statement: NSW Government tender award shows misplaced priorities for our children
Wednesday 28 March 2018 – New workshops keep Aboriginal kids close to culture
Thursday 22 March 2018 – Luke Carroll leads new call for investment to close the gap
Wednesday 14 March 2018 – Statement in response to media comments made by David Gillespie MP
14 February 2018 – NSW Government scores poorly in new report
8 February 2018 – Ten years after The Apology, there’s more than ever to be sorry for
12 September 2017 – Aboriginal foster carers needed across NSW
1 September 2017 – NDIS uptake hits 100k milestone – but Aboriginal people still left behind
9 August 2017 – Aboriginal kids deserve a better deal on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, and every day
4 August 2017 – National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
13 July 2017 – OPINION PIECE: We know Aboriginal children are safer in their culture — now we need to use that knowledge
17 May 2017 – Growing number of Aboriginal children in care can’t be ignored
29 March 2017 – NSW Child and Family Peak says NO to Adoption of Aboriginal Children and Young People
16 March 2017 – AbSec Responds to NSW Child Protection Inquiry Report
13 March 2017 – Youth Ambassador Report – The Voice of Aboriginal Children and Young People
19 December 2016 – NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Peak welcomes further detail on the review of Aboriginal cases
2 December 2016 – AbSec welcomes the NSW Government Response to the Report into Reparations for the Stolen Generations
1 September 2016 – NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Peak Shocked
26 August 2016 – NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Peak Supports Wundarra Services
28 July 2016 – Review of practice regarding Aboriginal children and young people
28 July 2016 – 4 Corners Report
21 June 2016 – AbSec Welcomes NSW Government Investment in Family Supports
16 May 2016 – Commitment for Aboriginal children, young people, families and communities in NSW
1 April 2016 – Yarning with Aboriginal Young People in NSW
17 March 2016 – Vulnerable children and young people in NSW
9 March 2016 – AbSec Chair Awarded Aboriginal Woman of the Year
16 February 2016 – Better Support for Families NOT another Stolen Generation
10 February 2016 – Closing the Gap 2016 Report Card
4 December 2015 – AbSec welcomes the 2015 Social Justice Report
16 November 2015 – NSW Child Safe Standards for Permanent Care
9 November 2015 – Guiding Principles for strengthening Aboriginal participation
9 November 2015 – Position Paper released on NSW Guardianship and other permanent care orders
23 October 2015 – AbSec Youth Ambassador Program
15 September 2015 – Stolen Generations Inquiry
15 September 2015 – Calling for Aboriginal Foster Carers
1 September 2015 – Vibrant Sector, Capable Workers, Stronger Kids—Supporting Aboriginal Children and Young People to have the best possible future
8 July 2015 – Royal Commission and the Aboriginal Out-Of-Home Care Sector