Sue-Anne Hunter Warns NT Child Laws Risk Repeating Stolen Generation
Aboriginal advocate Sue-Anne Hunter warned at Garma that NT child protection amendments could push more Aboriginal children into out-of-home care, echoing the Stolen Generation.
Why it mattersHunter's warning lands alongside Closing the Gap figures showing conditions are already getting worse in the Northern Territory, meaning the new laws could accelerate a trend that decades of inquiries have failed to reverse. NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro was also speaking at Garma on Friday, making this a live political confrontation rather than a distant policy debate.
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