There are few roles within government as important as the independent Commissioner for Children and Young People.
Tasmania’s under-resourced child protection system continues to let down at risk children and young people.
The evidence strongly suggests an under-resourced agency was unable to respond in time possibly to save the child's life.
Tasmania's child safety workers are at the absolute front line of protecting children from abuse and neglect.
We have just heard the Minister for Human Services try to justify not telling parliament the truth over the wellbeing of 11 at-risk children.
Leaked departmental documents show the Minister misled parliament over the wellbeing of 11 children who had been placed with Safe Pathways last year.
It is a sad day for Tasmania's children and young people with the sudden resignation of Commissioner, Mark Morrissey.
The Tasmanian Greens welcome the belated release of the government's Youth at Risk Strategy.
An email sent to staff on 13 March makes clear that Safe Pathways is still doing business here.
Late yesterday, the Tasmanian Greens finally received the response to a Right to Information request we lodged on the 22nd of November last year.