National Commission calls for action from Queensland Government to address overrepresentation of First Nations children
The National Commission for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People (the National Commission) has called for an urgent whole-of…
National Commission Submission – Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026
The National Commission raises serious concerns about the Care and Protection of Children Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026 and its implications for…
Submission to Inquiry into racism, hate and violence
The National Commission has made 9 recommendations to an inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Commissioners call for independent inquiry into systems designed to protect the Territory’s children
Northern Territory Children’s Commissioner, Shahleena Musk and National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue…
Proposed NT child protection reforms will harm Aboriginal children and families
The National Commission is raising serious concerns about the Care and Protection of Aboriginal Children Amendment (Every Child Matters 2026) Bill 2026, tabled…
Call for urgent action following the deaths of two First Nations children in the same week
The National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People calls for urgent action from Federal, state and territory…
Attributable to the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People - Sue-Anne Hunter
This is an extremely sad day for our people.
Attributable to the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People - Sue-Anne Hunter
The video circulating online over the past 24 hours is deeply disturbing and unsettling to watch. This is a representation of the violence that Aboriginal and…
Historic legislation passed to strengthen protections for First Nations children
Today, the Senate voted to deliver meaningful change to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people by passing the National Commission for…
Australian Parliament introduces landmark bill to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
A significant step toward advancing the rights, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people has today been taken…
Media Statement Inquest Findings
Today’s coronial findings into the death of Cleveland Dodd confirm what his family, community and advocates have known from the beginning.
National Commissioner's statement on the Victorian Government's Adult Time for Adult Crime
Statement attributable to Australia’s first National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People, Sue-Anne Hunter.