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Commissioner will be a ‘fierce advocate’ for Indigenous children, minister says

First Nations advocates and peak bodies have long sought a commissioner for Indigenous children. Indigenous children are almost 11 times more likely to be in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous children, and 29 times more likely to be in youth detention.

The number of First Nations children in out-of-home care and youth detention is deeply distressing and will take a collective effort to turn the figures around.