We support an Indigenous Voice to Parliament

A Voice to Parliament | Families Australia position statement

Families Australia encourages all members to join us in supporting A Voice to Parliament by leading conversations in your organisation and getting involved in events within your community.

Please click here to read our position statement.  This statement will inform any commentary that Families Australia may make ahead of the referendum and guide our public engagement with the referendum process.

This statement is available for you to use as a template for your organisation – to modify to suit, adopt and  publicly promote.

First Action Plans | Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021-2031

Families Australia welcomes the release of the First Action Plans to put into effect Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021-2031.

“Supporting children, young people and families to thrive, so all children and young people are kept safe and out of the care and protection systems, is vital. For them, and for the health and wellbeing of our communities.”

“The safety and wellbeing of our children should be Australia’s most compelling national priority. Yet, despite a decade of concerted effort to advance child safety, thousands of Australian children remain subject to abuse, violence and neglect” said Jamie Crosby, CEO Families Australia and Convenor of the National Coalition on Child Safety and Wellbeing.

More information can be found on the National Coalition on Child Safety and Wellbeing page here.

If you, or a member of your family are in need of help or support, please contact:

Lifeline  13 11 14
1800 Respect 1800 737 732
Relationships Australia 1300 364 27
Kids Help Line |  for ages 5-25 years | 1800 55 1800
13YARN | Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders | 13 92 76
Beyond Blue | call a counsellor | 1300 22 4636