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Disability, domestic violence a ‘catch-22’ as Indigenous children removed from mothers, royal commission hears
Babies are being removed at birth from First Nations mothers living with disabilities, the disability royal commission has heard.
Key points:
- Disability royal commission hears testimony from First Nations people in Queensland
- One legal advocate says she has witnessed the removal of children from mothers living with disability
- She has called it a “heinous practice” and believes the child protection system is in crisis
Thelma Schwartz, the principal legal officer at the Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service, has told the Commonwealth inquiry the child protection system is “bleak” and in “crisis”.
Giving evidence in Brisbane, Ms Schwartz said she had witnessed the removal of Indigenous babies first hand.
“I would call it a…
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