‘Great shame’: Daniel Andrews highlights ‘injustice’ over Indigenous children in care and justice system

Overrepresentation of First Peoples ‘is a source of great shame’ for the Victorian government, premier tells Yoorrook chair

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Daniel Andrews has expressed his government’s “great shame” regarding the overrepresentation of First Nations children in Victoria’s child protection and criminal justice systems, saying racism and injustice need to be “confronted and addressed”.

In a statement representing the strongest language the premier has used about the removal Indigenous children from Victorian families, Andrews acknowledged that discrimination against First Nations people persisted today.

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