ANTaR NSW urges the NSW Government to think again about legislative amendments which have led to dramatic increases in Indigenous juveniles in jail. Under recent amendments to the Bail Amendment (Repeat Offenders Act) 2002 (NSW) and the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Public Safety) Act 2005 (NSW) the government has removed the presumption in favour of bail for a wide range of people (Cunneen and Schwartz 2008, p. 46).

Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) is searching for a new National Director following the resignation of Gary Highland from the position he has held for the past three years.

First published in The Australian

WELFARE workers in NSW are removing Aboriginal children from their homes in numbers far greater than during the Stolen Generations, and the recruitment of Aboriginal staff has done nothing to stem the tide.

On the eve of the release of another report on the crisis in child welfare, The Australian can reveal that a staggering 4000 Aboriginal children are now in state care in NSW.

This compares with about 1000 Aboriginal children in foster homes, institutions and missions in 1969.