Stepping in to make a difference
In August Deputy Commissioner Rod Curtin presented Stepping in to make a difference, at the Resilience Study Schools and Communities meeting in Cairns. Before becoming the Deputy Commissioner of the Family Responsibilities Commission in 2010, Curtin worked as a Barrister-at-Law for three decades. His work in remote Indigenous Communities of the Cape York Region, the […]
Aborigistralian
What an interesting time to be alive, as an Aboriginal Australian. I’ve always found it quite interesting, in fact, when I introduce myself as having ties to Yamatji/Budimia country (Geraldton, Mt Magnet region) through my mother’s side – I’m now introducing myself as an Aboriginal person, and only an Aboriginal person. I am all too […]
Board Buzz: President Anthony Bennett
Major changes needed to provide better care for other people’s children. When the Royal Commission released its report into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse it was clear that safety and protection of children from abuse (emotional and sexual) remains a major concern in a wide range of institutions and has been for the last […]