Youth Justice – Aboriginal Youth Justice
How many children in youth detention are Aboriginal Tasmanians at the moment? What is the average number over the past year?
How many children in youth detention are Aboriginal Tasmanians at the moment? What is the average number over the past year?
Aboriginal children were found to be more vulnerable and as a result often over-represented in the youth justice and out-of-home care sectors.
I've heard from the Aboriginal Land Council as well that they've been contacted to say there's a very concerning loss of water supply on Cape Barren Island.
You probably realise it’s one of the most significant cultural places in Tasmania, it borders right next to piyura kitina.
I will also start by acknowledging that this House is built on stolen Aboriginal land, the land of the muwinina people. It was never ceded.
Tasmanian Aboriginal people fought a war of resistance and most people died cruel deaths and many others were enslaved or died of grief.
Frontline Aboriginal education officers are a critical part of keeping Aboriginal kids safe.
They are angered at your land act bill, which subverts the right of Aboriginal people to determine how they manage returned land.
Do you regret the deep harm and offence you caused by failing to recognise the existence of Tasmanian Aboriginal people?
Have given any more thought to an appropriate memorial or acknowledgement to First Nations veterans, past and present?