This report is the 2005 joint report published by the AIHW and Australian Bureau of Statistics. The report is about the health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. It aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the health and welfare of Australia's Indigenous population.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australian Bureau of Statistics, 'The Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' (Report, 26 August 2005)

Specific laws for the removal of Aboriginal children ended in 1969. From this time Aboriginal children were placed under the child welfare system used for all children in NSW. However, the grounds for removal have resulted in a disproportionate impact on Aboriginal children and their families.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australian Bureau of Statistics, 'The Health and Welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' (Report, 26 August 2005)

Contemporary grounds for child removal