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Be inspired, deepen your skills and connect with your community in Sydney this November. This November in Hurstville, Sydney, join carers and sector leaders to learn, connect and find new ways to improve outcomes for…
“You’re not alone”: How Lisa found support, connection and the power to keep going
In the 16 years Lisa has been a carer, she’s learned that connection and community are everything – and that’s exactly what conferences like the 2025 National Foster & Kinship Care Conference offer. For Lisa*,…
When out of home care fails to care
Original source: New England Times Author: Marie Low In October last year, a report to the New South Wales Government found the out-of-home care system in NSW was not fit for purpose and was failing…
Adoptions plummet despite reforms making it easier for carers to adopt
Original source: Sydney Morning Herald Author: Caitlin Fitzsimmons The number of children being adopted out of the child protection system has plummeted by 60 per cent since 2020 despite reforms to make it easier for…
For the care of children: a legacy of complexity
Original source: Law Society Journal Author: RUBY KRANER-TUCCI All children should have their future secured through the right to safety, family, and permanency. Current adoption legislation and practice, though haunted by a legacy of delay,…
One in three kids removed from families become homeless
Original source: Newcastle Herald Author: Gabriel Fowler CHILDREN removed from their families, hundreds then holed up in hotels manned by shift workers, need homes and healing, Adopt Change says. The national not-for-profit is calling on…
Adoption numbers in NSW plummet despite foster care children living in motel rooms
Original source: Region Riverina Author: Oliver Jacques Despite the ongoing crisis in the overburdened NSW foster care system, the number of children being adopted into permanent homes has plummeted over the past two years. More…
NSW inquiry to hear from children forced into motels, hotels due to shortage of foster carers
Original source: ABC News Authors: Gavin Coote and Housnia Shams A special New South Wales inquiry will hear from vulnerable children who are living in hotels, motels and caravan parks due to an acute shortage…
The Australian: Into their arms: a safe place to call home
Author: Christine Middap Published: June 18, 2023 Source: The Australian Moe, Caleb and Memphis Lainson are part of a dwindling number of children adopted in Australia: Moe was one of 208 adoptions in 2021-22, a…
‘It defies logic’: Sydney couple’s anguish over gruelling adoption process
Source: 7News Author: Elizabeth Daoud Posted Sunday 18 June, 2023 A couple in the middle of the process to take in two young boys has shared the dark side of Australia’s adoption system. The first…