Government Updates
In November 2016, Community Services Ministers around the country committed to prioritising permanency for Australia’s children and young people.
Since 2017, Adopt Change has been keeping this topic on the national agenda, inviting all Ministers and government representatives to provide yearly updates on their plans and the progress made in their jurisdictions since their commitment. See below the updates for 2021.
Federal Assistant Minister for Children and Families Australian Government
Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians, Member for Barton
Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services
Minister for Children and Youth
Minister for Child Protection; Women’s Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Minister for Child Protection
Minister for Health; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs; Children, Youth and Families
Minister for Territory Families and Urban Housing, Minister for Disabilities, Sport and Multicultural Affairs
Branch Manager of Children’s Policy
– Australian Government Department of Social Services
Executive Director Clinical Practice and Professional Services Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities
Caretaker (Executive Director) Specialist Child Protection Unit at Department of Communities
Principal Practice Manager, Children Youth and Families, Communities Tasmania
Advocate for Children and Young People
Commissioner for Children and Young People
BranDeputy Secretary, Strategy, Policy and Commissioning at Department of Communities and Justice
Deputy Children’s Guardian for Aboriginal Children and Young People
Director, Children, Families, Communities and Disability – Department of Families, Fairness and Housing