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Media Release - We have a fundamental right to participate in decisions that impact on our children and our communities
Human Rights Day is celebrated on 10 December each year across the world. SNAICC Chairperson Dawn Wallam released this statement to mark United Nations Human Rights Day 2011.
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Members give feedback on the National Framework for the Protection of Australia’s Children 2009-2020
At the SNAICC AGM and Members Forum in Launceston from 23 – 24 November 2011, members were given an opportunity to discuss the National Framework for the Protection of Australia’s Children, 2009-20 (National Framework).
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Members the key to Congress success
Co-chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, Les Malezer, was a guest speaker at the SNAICC AGM and Members Forum in Launceston in late November.
Mr Malezer told the forum the success of Congress rested on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and individuals wanting to get involved in the work of the national representative body.
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Time for major changes to Constitution, not token gestures: Mansell
Changing Australia’s Constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is not the time for half-hearted measures, according to Tasmanian Aboriginal activist Michael Mansell.
Mr Mansell, Legal Director at the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, was a guest speaker at the SNAICC AGM and Members Forum in Launceston last week.
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Transfer of out-of-home care services to non-government service providers a turning point: AbSec
The NSW peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) says the historic transition of OOHC service provision to non-government service providers in the state is on track for a January roll-out.
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Mainstream service providers now need an Indigenous Access Plan
Mainstream service providers funded under the Australian Government’s Family Support Program (FSP) are now required to have a plan to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander access to mainstream family and child care services.
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New support to give grandparent carers some time to yarn
A new Australian Government initiative provides support for grandparents who are the full-time carers of a grandchild, linking them with other grandparents to discuss the shared issues that affect their lives.
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander grandparents, many of whom play a huge role in their communities as guardians of their grandchildren, MyTime for Grandparents is a chance to get together and get support.
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